ni ROGELIO ORDOÑEZ sa imperyo ng elitista’t pinagpala ng mga nilikhang may gintong kutsara sa puwit, puwerta’t bunganga may kutis porselanang alaga sa palitada ng gatas at krema may panty at brang libo ang halaga may barong na jusi o pinya o tuxedong nanlilisik ang ganda silang may mansiyong nakasisilaw liwanag ng mga aranya at…
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Workers Gear Up for More Battles as Aquino Gov’t Continues to Favor Big Business

By MARYA SALAMAT
Judging from the first six months in office of the Aquino government, there seems to be no relief in sight for workers who have been suffering from record joblessness, runaway prices of basic goods and services, and violent attacks on their democratic rights.
PR: Six Years After Luisita Massacre: Gov’t-Sponsored Violence Still Lurks in Labor Disputes
NEWS RELEASE 16 November 2010 “The continuing denial of justice to murdered Hacienda Luisita farm workers in 2004 sends a chilling message to all Filipino workers: Bloody government intervention remains at the doorstep of every labor dispute, especially with a Cojuangco-Aquino in the presidency.” This was the statement of labor NGO Ecumenical Institute for Labor…
‘Protest Center’ Marks Struggle of ABS-CBN Employees for Their Rights

By MARYA SALAMAT
Union hits delaying tactics and labor rights violations of ABS CBN. Labor centers slam government proposal to further relax labor laws.
News in Pictures: IJM Workers Picket in front of ABS-CBN
Starting October 12, the picket in front of ABS-CBN network’s Sgt. Esguerra gate will serve as protest center of the Internal Job Market Workers Union (IJMWU) to further pressure the network management to reinstate the 114 illegally dismissed workers and to hold certification elections, following the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) decision on their case.
ABS-CBN Sacks Veteran Reporter, 19 Others

The firing of reporter Wheng Hidalgo and other personnel, all from ABS-CBN’s Technical Operations Department, brought to 110 the number of workers from the network’s Internal Job Market dismissed since June 16.
KMU Hails Labor Secretary’s Decision on ABS-CBN Workers’ Case
Bulatlat.com Labor center KMU (May First Movement) hailed today Labor secretary Rosalinda Baldoz’s August 13 decision giving a nod to the petition for certification elections filed by ABS-CBN’s contractual workers, calling it a “positive development in the struggle against contractualization.” The decision affirmed the existence of an employer-employee relationship between the workers and the company…
Fired ABS-CBN Employees Gain Initial Victory, Labor Department Orders Holding of Certification Election

By MARYA SALAMAT
The decision of Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz rejecting the claim of ABS CBN that there is no employer-employee relationship between the media network and the ABS CBN Internal Job Market and approving the union’s petition for a certification election came after five months of struggle and the dismissal of 90 unionists.
KMU Supports The Struggle of ABS-CBN IJM Workers For Their Rights
We in the Kilusang Mayo Uno fully support the struggle of the employees of ABS-CBN in its Internal Job Market to form their union and collectively bargain with the ABS-CBN management, and to become regular employees of the television network. We raise our clenched fists in salute to the 92 workers who have been laid…
News in Pictures: ABS-CBN Axes 37 More Workers
The ABS-CBN IJM Workers Union and other dismissed workers held a silent protest in front of the network compound on Friday to denounce the illegal dismissals, contractualization and union-busting at ABS-CBN.
Friday the 13th ‘Massacre’ at ABS-CBN as Media Giant Axes 37 More Workers

By MARYA SALAMAT
The ABS-CBN IJM Workers Union asks President Aquino to stop the illegal dismissals, contractualization and union-busting at his “favorite” media network.