Computer Professionals’ Union’s (CPU) Ricardo Bahague Jr. encouraged students and other sectors to support Free and Open Source Softwares (FOSS) during a forum the Information Technology Society conducted Tuesday at the University of the Cordilleras (UC). BY MIRIAM GUILLERMO, MARIA SHIELA MAE BARRUGA, BEVERLY KAY NANILEN B. PAMBID Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII,…
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DOLE Assumes Jurisdiction on UC Strike; Union calls move suppression of constitutional rights
The Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) issued an order Monday assuming jurisdiction for compulsory arbitration over the labor conflict between the University of the Cordilleras’ (UC) employees’ union and the management. BY ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 50, January 27-February 2, 2008 BAGUIO CITY (246 kms. north of…
Strike Brewing in Baguio University
The University of the Cordilleras (UC), formerly known as Baguio Colleges Foundation (BCF), which managed to produce two bar topnotchers within a span of eight years, is allegedly committing union-busting and other unfair labor practices. This has led to the union’s decision to stage a strike that may start any day, the UC employees’ union…