LABOR Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz dismissed Sunday the case filed against her and two other labor officials by former senator Ernesto Herrera before the Office of the Ombudsman.
The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) has filed a petition for an P83 across-the-board minimum wage hike in Metro Manila.
PUBLIC consultations with various stakeholders will be held next month to assess if there is a need to adjust the daily minimum pay in Metro Manila, officials of the regional wage board yesterday said.
The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines has forged a partnership agreement with stakeholders in the business process outsourcing industry to advance the interest of about 700,000 BPO workers around the country, the group said in a press release yesterday.
MANILA, Philippines—Departing from the traditional Labor Day union activities, the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines – International Trade Union Confederation (TUCP-ITUC) forged a partnership agreement, on Tuesday, with players in the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry.
Last week’s column, which I suspected was even-handed enough to upset both sides in the dispute within the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP), triggered a letter of polite protest from one of the parties which deserves some space.
In March this year, the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) claimed that it had been reinvigorated by the addition of several new affiliates, some of which had previously been ideologically opposed to it. The following month came the news that some 40 unions and federations, including a new center named Sentro, had formed…
Former senator and Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) President Ernesto Herrera commended the International Labor Organization (ILO) for acting swiftly on the complaint lodged by TUCP concerning the nomination of a workers’ adviser in the 2012 International Labor Conference in Geneva.
THE Trade Union Congress of the Philippines on Wednesday assailed the Department of Labor and Employment for interfering with internal union matters and privileges of the labor group by nominating a non-TUCP member as a worker adviser in the 2012 International Labor Conference in Geneva, according to former Senator and TUCP president Ernesto Herrera. But the…
One of the most tragic events that can befall a labor federation, and any organization and movement for that matter, is when its great leaders would split to the great damage and prejudice of the general membership. But the very unfortunate parting of ways between the venerable Democrito “Kito” Mendoza and former Senator Ernesto “Boy”…
THE Trade Union Congress of the Philippines has hailed Solaire Manila, the world-class fully-integrated resort and gaming complex in Paranaque City, citing the more than 4,600 new jobs the project will create.
THOSE who attended our regular media forum at Annabel’s in Quezon City on Saturday, April 21, could not help but notice that newly installed Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) President Ernesto “Boy” Herrera was speaking with a heavy heart when he outlined the plans and programs of the labor center he now heads…
The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) has hailed Solaire Manila, the world-class fully-integrated resort and gaming complex in Parañaque City, citing the more than 4,600 new jobs the project would create.
To the Business World Editor: May we clarify some points contained in the article titled “Leadership still an issue with TUCP’s two camps,” by Ms Aubrey E. Barrameda published on 01 April 2012:
ONE OF the two opposing camps within the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) has rejected an international trade union organization’s recognition of the validity of the other TUCP faction led by former solon and TUCP General Secretary Ernesto F. Herrera.
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THE Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) opposes Aurora Rep. Juan Edgardo Angara’s bill proposing to peg at only P14,000 the minimum monthly pay for nurse practitioners. The Angara bill actually seeks to demote our nurses, who, based on existing law, are already entitled to a starting monthly salary of P22,000.
ZAMBOANGA CITY — The labor sector in this city is starting to feel the pinch of incessant and rotating blackouts, according to the Philippine Integrated Industries Labor Union or PHILU.
MANILA, March 21 (PIA) — The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and its regional organization for Asia and the Pacific (ITUC-AP) formally extended unequivocal support to Former Senator Ernesto Herrera as constitutional president of the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP).
The cavernous and historic Kalayaan Hall of Club Filipino was filled this time with workers from all walks of life. They came neither to denounce a government nor to install a new one. They gathered all 350 of them, to celebrate what they call a “New Dawn” in the tumultuous history of the Philippine labor…
THE country’s largest labor group on Monday criticized a House bill that would fix nurses’ starting salaries at P14,000 a month, saying it was degrading.
Former senator and labor leader Ernesto “Boy” Herrera has risen from semi-retirement to take on the challenge to rebuild and revitalize the Philippine labor movement. He needs to break some chains to succeed.
The president of the federation of labor groups in the financial services sector announced yesterday it has rejoined the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP).
MANILA, Philippines – Filipino nurses should look for jobs in Saudi Arabia, according to the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP).
Upon Aquino III’s return from his visit to the US of A, numerous local mainstream newspapers emblazoned the growing critical outspokenness of even the most conservative sectors in Philippine society. The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industries (PCCI); the Philippine Steelmakers Association (PSA); the Philippine Exporters Confederation (PhilExport); UP National Engineering Center; the Trade Union…
TUCP: 11% of income goes to electric bills MANILA, Philippines — The Trade Union Congress Party (TUCP) Friday called for drastic reforms in the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), pointing out that the Philippines now has the highest power rates in Asia.
MANILA, Philippines – To promote local employment, the country’s largest labor group pushed for the passage of a measure eliminating old liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders in the country.
THE Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) strongly favors the passage of a House bill that would progressively eliminate some six million worn- out liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders circulating in the open market, and replace them with new ones.
The labor group, Trade Union Congress of the Philippines, urged the Department of Justice through its press release to investigate Petron Corp. for what it called extreme acts that have hampered smaller rivals from freely conducting business.
QUEZON CITY, Aug. 18 (PIA) — Japanese unions, through the Japan International Labour Foundation (JILAF), known for its pioneering initiatives in the development and implementation of workers’ education and training programs, will launch another action-oriented model initiative integrating industrial relations, corporate social responsibility and productivity into one package in the country.
Invoke Article 33 of the ILO constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry recommendations
against serious violations of Forced Labour and Freedom of Association protocols.
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