November 8, 2010
Press Release
The labor row at the country’s biggest airline is far from over.
In a press conference held in Quezon City Monday morning, various labor organizations extended solidarity to the embattled workers of the Philippine Airlines (PAL). They vowed to support PAL employees as they stand up against the apparent conspiracy between PAL management and the Aquino administration. They also declared to forge ahead in the struggle for job security of workers in the country.
Pagkakaisa ng Manggagawa sa Transportasyon (PMT) President Victor Gonzales said “The catastrophe that has hit the ground crew of the PAL has plagued workers for a long time. The outsourcing and restructuring scheme of PAL management is designed to extract greater profits prompted by increasing competition today. This is the devastation of workers that we call labor flexibilization or contractualization.”
“The troubles that beset our worker brothers and sisters in the PAL are borne out of the greed of its owner. It is not true when management says it is for the survival of the company. PAL is willing to cough up 2.4 billion pesos not because they care for their workers but because they know this scheme of theirs will earn for them a lot more.” added Gonzales.
PAL management earlier said that they will agree to cover the increased costs in separation benefits as ordered by the decision of DOLE Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz by securing loans from local banks and company creditors. PAL spokesperson Cielo Villaluna also shrugged off a second notice of strike from the workers’ union as mere “delaying tactics” and warned that any more delays to the spinoff would adversely affects workers’ benefits for the holiday season.
“PMT can see through this PAL plan and is ready to go all out in support of the PAL workers. We are set to mobilize our members all over the country for paralyzing protest actions. The PAL workers struggle is a fight for job security. This is now the battle of the working class against insatiable capitalists and their dogs in government.” explained Roger Javinal, PMT spokesperson.
“It was not so long ago when the same workers faced the collusion of Lucio Tan and then-president Erap Estrada resulting in a decade-long moratorium of the PAL workers’ right to collectively bargain. Such had contributed significantly in emboldening capitalists to blatantly trample upon workers’ rights and welfare, a condition that persists until today. Now, Mr. Tan has found another popular president as his sidekick. Like Erap, Aquino has exposed himself to be a fraud – an anti-worker and capitalist minion masquerading as the agent of change.”
“We call on Filipino workers not to let history repeat itself. Let us now unite to be able to hit them hard. Our future is in our hands. The end to our miseries can only be brought about by our own struggle to change this way of life.” concluded Javinal. #
Press Release
Militant transport workers’ group
unites with PAL workers
unites with PAL workers
The labor row at the country’s biggest airline is far from over.
In a press conference held in Quezon City Monday morning, various labor organizations extended solidarity to the embattled workers of the Philippine Airlines (PAL). They vowed to support PAL employees as they stand up against the apparent conspiracy between PAL management and the Aquino administration. They also declared to forge ahead in the struggle for job security of workers in the country.
Pagkakaisa ng Manggagawa sa Transportasyon (PMT) President Victor Gonzales said “The catastrophe that has hit the ground crew of the PAL has plagued workers for a long time. The outsourcing and restructuring scheme of PAL management is designed to extract greater profits prompted by increasing competition today. This is the devastation of workers that we call labor flexibilization or contractualization.”
“The troubles that beset our worker brothers and sisters in the PAL are borne out of the greed of its owner. It is not true when management says it is for the survival of the company. PAL is willing to cough up 2.4 billion pesos not because they care for their workers but because they know this scheme of theirs will earn for them a lot more.” added Gonzales.
PAL management earlier said that they will agree to cover the increased costs in separation benefits as ordered by the decision of DOLE Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz by securing loans from local banks and company creditors. PAL spokesperson Cielo Villaluna also shrugged off a second notice of strike from the workers’ union as mere “delaying tactics” and warned that any more delays to the spinoff would adversely affects workers’ benefits for the holiday season.
“PMT can see through this PAL plan and is ready to go all out in support of the PAL workers. We are set to mobilize our members all over the country for paralyzing protest actions. The PAL workers struggle is a fight for job security. This is now the battle of the working class against insatiable capitalists and their dogs in government.” explained Roger Javinal, PMT spokesperson.
“It was not so long ago when the same workers faced the collusion of Lucio Tan and then-president Erap Estrada resulting in a decade-long moratorium of the PAL workers’ right to collectively bargain. Such had contributed significantly in emboldening capitalists to blatantly trample upon workers’ rights and welfare, a condition that persists until today. Now, Mr. Tan has found another popular president as his sidekick. Like Erap, Aquino has exposed himself to be a fraud – an anti-worker and capitalist minion masquerading as the agent of change.”
“We call on Filipino workers not to let history repeat itself. Let us now unite to be able to hit them hard. Our future is in our hands. The end to our miseries can only be brought about by our own struggle to change this way of life.” concluded Javinal. #
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