By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
Jeepney drivers say oil price increases and fare hikes worsen the conditions of drivers even more because they are also affected by spikes in prices of basic commodities resulting from these increases.
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Nationwide Strike Against Oil Price Hikes Set On March 31
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
Because there seems to be no end to the increases in the prices of oil products, people’s organizations are calling for a nationally-coordinated strike on March 31 saying that oil companies are lying when it cites world crude prices in justifying increases in local pump prices.
Progressive Lawmakers to Congress: Tackle Land, Wage Issues to Time with Oslo Talks on Socio-Economic Reforms
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
“The armed conflict is deeply rooted in extreme poverty and social injustice suffered by the Filipino people and should be addressed by concrete measures A just and lasting peace cannot be achieved through abstract and empty peace rhetoric.” –Anakpawis Rep. Rafael Mariano
Deadly Eton Accident Opens Can of Worms About Abuse of Construction Workers
By MAUREEN A. HERMITANIO
The 10 who fell to their death at Lucio Tan’s construction site were contractual workers. Subcontracting and labor-only contracting are a common practice in the construction industry, where workers are thoroughly exploited.
Related Story: Work Safety Group Urges Probe of Lucio Tan Firm for Death of 10 Workers
Critics Slam ‘Conditional Cash Transfer Program’ as Unsustainable, Corruption-Prone
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
“No matter how much the Aquino government spends on the CCT, reducing poverty in the country still boils down to adequate social services and jobs creation, and more importantly, a ‘national development strategy’.” – Kadamay
Sidebar: Akbayan Reps, 19 Others Flip-Flop, Sign Resolution Supporting CCT Program
President Aquino Can Be Held Equally Liable for ‘Grand Deception’ vs. Luisita Farmers
President Benigno S. Aquino III can be held equally liable for what progressive groups have described as a “sham” deal involving his family’s Hacienda Luisita.
Is the Worst Really Over at PAL? Not Quite, as Workers Brace for More Turbulence
By MARYA SALAMAT
The dialogue brokered by government did not address the root causes of the unrest raised by the pilots who resigned. Instead, PAL will continue to implement its massive spin-off and contractualization schemes – approved by the Arroyo regime, not yet rescinded by the Aquino government — that will affect thousands of PAL’s cabin and ground employees.
KMU to Aquino: Investigate Lucio Tan’s Profits, Anti-labor Schemes
As the controversy over the mass resignation of Philippine Airlines’ pilots since last Saturday rages on, labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno called on President Aquino to investigate PAL owner Lucio Tan’s profits and anti-labor schemes, saying labor issues are behind the recent imbroglio in the national flag carrier. KMU made the call in a picket…
PAL’s Pilot Woes, Labor Disputes ‘a Direct Result of Lucio Tan’s Profiteering, Abuse of Workers’
By MARYA SALAMAT
The mass resignation of PAL pilots, the notice of strike filed by the cabin crew union, the struggle of ground employees against mass termination and contractualization — all of these are interrelated. “It all stems from Lucio Tan’s moves to increase his profits even more by intensifying the exploitation of all his employees in the aviation industry.”
Related story: As Though 11-Year CBA Suspension Not Enough, PAL Employees Face Layoffs, Contractualization
Progressive Partylist Groups See Tough Times Ahead with Arroyos, Marcoses in Congress
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com The 15th Congress is extraordinary not only because of the presence of actors and actresses and even a boxing champion who got elected as representatives of their respective districts. It is also the first time in Philippine history that a former president of the country was also elected as…
Anakpawis Slams Wage Freeze Proposition
Press Statement April 12, 2010 Davao City — Militant labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU-Southern Mindanao) and Anakpawis Southern Mindanao labeled the proposition made by the government and other economists to freeze wage increase as a vicious practice of government that turns a blind eye to the misery of workers. “Freezing wage increase amidst the…