Philippines

PALEA workers enter their 14th month of protest over outsourcing of jobs
PALEA workers enter their 14th month of protest over outsourcing of jobs. The Union is committed to continue the struggle and will remain on the picket line and will continue to fight until justice is serve.  The negotiation with managerment are occuring at turtle pace with a carrot and stick formula being implemented by management to break the workers.  The worker know this is part of the Airlines negotiation strategy and are will remain standing until justice is serve to PALEA.
The fight for the reinstatement of the 24 illegally-dismissed NXP union officers, for the immediate resumption of their CBA negotiations and for an end to union-busting is escalating. And the support for their fight continues to gain momentum.
 
Protest caravan and March-rally against Union-busting
 
On 16 June, a protest caravan and march-rally from Manila to Laguna was held. At least 20 vehicles and some 50 motorcycles joined the caravan that started from Intramuros, Manila and ended at the NXP plant in Cabuyao, Laguna.