by Jojo Ibanez on Thursday, November 24, 2011 at 12:03am
Davao City Tripartite Industrial Peace Council
STATEMENT OF SUPPORT
Adopted last DCTIPC labor group meeting on October 25, 2011
Waterfront Insular Hotel Davao
WE SUPPORT PALEA
We, the members of the Davao City Tripartite Industrial Peace Council (DCTIPC), strongly support the cause of the members of the Philippine Airlines Employees Association (PALEA) against PAL management’s unfair, oppressive and offensive action by terminating 2,600 regular workers in place of contractual workers. This harsh and unacceptable move by the PAL management has not only maligned the universal rights of PALEA members but also of all Filipino workers and the workers of the world. In our end, we cannot close our eyes and do nothing. As workers in Davao Region, we enjoin all the Filipino workers and the workers of the world to bind ourselves in the struggle against capitalist efforts to rollback what our brothers and sisters in the past has won and enjoyed by us in the present. We must by all means possible block new market schemes that affect labour and employment.
WE STRONGLY BELIEVE
We, standing by our rights, strongly believe that PAL committed grave violations. PAL has embarked on a massive scheme of outsourcing, contracting out jobs and services taking undue advantage of the economic situation, PAL dodging the law on regular employment by hiring new workers on contractual basis to replace regular employees. This is in violation of the constitution which mandates full protection of labor and promotes full employment. The employment scheme of PAL likewise oppresses the new hired workers, the contractual workers who enjoy less benefits and privileges while performing the same jobs vacated by regular workers. This is oppression, plain and simple, not only to the new workers but also to those who had spent the best years and productive times of their lives to the business of PAL not just their employer but as partner in the airline industry but were now unjustifiably terminated.
OUR DEMANDS
We demand the PAL management to immediately resolve the problem by recalling PALEA members back to work and give them back their lawful benefits.
As for now, and as long as PAL does not bother itself to heed our demands, we enjoin ourselves for a boycott to all PAL services.
We demand the Aquino government to consider its recent decision allowing PAL to terminate its 2,600 regular workers and uphold the Philippine Constitution and the Labor Code provisions that mandates full protection of labor and recognizing the greater role of the workers in nation-building.
We demand the Aquino government to govern with pure political will and decide for the people’s will and implement the promise of change and good governance by securing labor and not being selective in making decisions.
OUR CALLS
In union there is strength. We call on all trade unions to unite, to band together for job security and protection. Let us all give a serious look and concern of the situation of the Filipino workers. If we in the labor sector are united in this struggle, we can do more, much more in giving secure jobs. Let us remember that these oppressors look not for our welfare and the good, but trample workers’ rights for their selfish corporate greed.
Individually, we are weak, but together we can be strong. Uniting our efforts and aspiration we can make things happen favourably for us.
We only demand for decent jobs and just share of the fruits of our labor but even then we are push to the limit. We must not let these oppressors to reverse what our forefathers fought for us. Let us stand and regain back our honour and dignity.
We must organize our ranks and form a united front against capitalists’ corporate greed like PAL and Lucio Tan. As trade unions together with all Filipino workers, let us do our duty to protect and secure our liberty from oppression.
Let us not wait for others to come for us, we cannot wait for time to change, let us be the change that we seek. Mabuhay ang Uring Manggagawa!
DOMINGO M. IBANEZ JR
Secretary-General
ALLIANCE OF PROGRESSIVE LABOR
ESTEBAN T. SALINAS
Union President
DAVAO LIG HT EMPLOYEES UNION
FRANCISCO M. GUIGUITIN JR.
Union President
Davao Holcim E mployees and Workers Union
ALFREDO P. PUNAY JR
Union President
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ANSELMO MATANDAC
Union President
Waterfront Insular Hotel Davao Employees Association
VIRGINIA T. CAMUS
Union Representative
Federation of Free Workers
MAXIMO A. NARDO JR
Union President
Holy Cross of Agdao-Faculty Union
ALMER DOMALOGDOG
Union President
Pilipino Cable Corp. Davao Employees Union TEODORO ROSANO
Union President
Mustang Employees Union
ALFREDO S. CRUZ
Union President
DAVCO Labor Union
HELEN A. CALACAR
Union Representative
DAVCO Supervisory Employees Union
JOCELYN D. MANTILES
Union Representative
DAVCO Supervisory Employees Union
ALDRIN B. ENDRINA
Union Secretary
Davao Light Employees Union
MELGAZAR L. APOSTOL
Union President
Davao Central Chemical Corp. Independent Union
CHRISTOPHER M. DIAMPON
Union Representative
Batangas Logistics Employees Union
RODEL B. ORIBIA
Union Representative
Waterfront Insular Hotel Davao Employees Association
ARTHUR SABELLANO
Union Representative
Waterfront Insular Hotel Davao Employees Association
JOEL M. BANAS
Treasurer
MINCORR Independent Workers Union
DAVE P. RANJO
Vice President
MINCOR Independent Workers Union
NOVER S. ANTIADO
Union President
Batangas Logistics Employees Union
JOEMAR N. LIBERTAD
Union Representative
San Pedro Hospital Employees Union-FFW
EDGAR P. DEIPARINE
Union Representative
DAVCO Labor Union
ERNESTO C. NATONTON SR.
Union Representative
DAVCO Labor Union
VICENTE O. BECHAYDA JR.
Auditor
MINCORR Independent Workers Union
VIRGINIA S. CALA
Union Representative
Waterfront Insular Hotel Davao Employees Association
MARILOU A. GABRIEL
Union Representative
Waterfront Insular Hotel Davao Employees Association
RALPH T. LLAVORE
Board of Director
Davao Holcim Employees and Workers Union
MICHELLE M. CANADA
Union Representative
ALLIANCE OF PROGRESSIVE LABOR
SEMION BUGAIRAN
Union Representative
Waterfront Insular Hotel Davao Employees Association
LEILA C. DAQUIL
Union Representative
Waterfront Insular Hotel Davao Employees Association
SEVERINA B. LABONG
Union Representative
Waterfront Insular Hotel Davao Employees Association
Davao City Tripartite Industrial Peace Council Labor Group
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