By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA — Private and public sector workers marched from Welcome Rotonda to Mendiola on November 30 to commemorate Bonifacio Day and drum up their demand for a substantial wage hike for all workers nationwide. Coming from numerous meeting points all over Metro Manila, the rallyists led by the newly revived Koalisyon…
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After 2 Weeks of Aquino, PNOY Stands for Something Else for the Youth (PR)
PRESS RELEASE July 16, 2010 “PNOY: Positively Nothing On Youth interests” As thousands of youths nationwide hit the streets today for what has been dubbed a ‘National Day of Action for Education’, Anakbayan national vice-chairperson Anton Dulce summed up the 16-day old administration of Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino with the four previously-mentioned letters. The youth group…
KMU to Incoming Aquino Gov’t: Heed Ka Bel’s Demands
MANILA- In marking the second death anniversary of working-class hero Crispin “Ka Bel” Beltran, labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno called on the incoming Aquino administration to address Ka Bel’s demand for wage hike and protecting labor rights. “Ka Bel died without seeing the realization of the goals that he fought hard for. He died campaigning…
“Substantial Wage Increase” Needed Now – KMU
By MARYA SALAMAT
With the drought and skyrocketing prices, workers are facing a worse situation bordering on near-death hunger, said the KMU.
Workers Crowd Hearing on P125-Wage Hike Bill
BY Bulatlat.com September 3, 2008 – 4:31 p.m. Workers led by the Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU-May First Movement), and various sectors led by the Unity for P125 alliance, attended en masse the first hearing of the P125 wage hike bill in the House of Representatives. KMU Chair Elmer Labog said, “This hearing was the result…