PALEA may bagong suporta

by SAAN ANG BIYAHE MO? ni 'Tol Bren Sarasa Feb 9, 2012 7:56pm HKT

ANG demanda kay Chief Justice Renato Corona ay ang bintang na nilabag niya ang Saligang Batas nang hindi niya ibinunyag ang kanyang totoong statement of assets, liabilities and MAY sumulpot na namang kakampi ang Philippine Airlines Employees Association (PALEA) at hindi ito pipitsugin.

Ang totoo nito, mga ‘tol, ay literal na stateside (hindi dahil sa dinidiyos natin ang anomang imported o mula sa Tate).

Ang ating tinutukoy ay ang, the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, isang unyon ng  mga flight attendant na pinakamalaki sa buong mundo. May 60,000 ang mga miyembro nito na nagmula sa 23 airlines.

Noong nakaraang a-sais ng Pebrero ay nagpahatid ang AFA-CWA ng isang liham sa opisina ng Philippine Airlines o PAL sa Los Angeles International Airport sa estado ng California sa Estados Unidos.

Ayon sa unyon na nakabase sa US, nakababahala ang pagtrato ng PAL sa mga dating kawani nito na mga miyembro ng PALEA.

Sa sulat, pinagdiinan ni AFA International President Veda Shook na dapat kilalanin ng PAL ang mga sakripisyong ibinigay ng mga miyembro ng PALEA upang pakitain ang PAL.

Dagdag pa ni Shook: “We will stand in support of the public boycott of Lucio Tan-owned PAL and Air Philippines until management has heeded workers’ demands for a return to their regular jobs.” Matindi, ano, mga ‘tol?

Tulad ng inaasahan, natuwa ang mga taga-PALEA sa pagpapakita ng suporta ng AFA-CWA. ‘Ika nga ng pangulo ng una na si kasamang Gerry Rivera, isang karangalan ang mabigyan ng suporta ng “our sister and brother flight attendants from America.”

Aniya pa, ang pakikibaka ng PALEA laban sa “outsourcing” at “union-busting” may epekto sa lahat ng mga manggagawa sa buong mundo.

Maidagdag ko na rin, kasamang Gerry, ang laban ng PALEA ay laban din ng lahat ng mga manggagawang transportasyon.

Kaya’t asahan mo at ng iyong mga kasamahan na naririto lang ang TRANSPORTER upang umalalay sa inyong mga plano.

Alam nating lahat na maraming pakikibaka ang transport workers. Araw-araw.

Hindi biro-biro at pipitsugin ang mga kalaban. Naririyan na nga ang PAL, ang “Big 3,” ang ‘ika nga ay “invisible hand” ng pandaigdigang merkado sa usapin ng presyo ng petrolyo at ang gobyerno mismo.

Wala tayong panlaban kung hindi ang ating pagkakaisa, pagkakapit-bisig at pagsigaw na sabay-sabay upang mapakinggan ang ating boses.Ano ba ang mahalaga, ang katotohanan o ang technicalities upang mapagtakpan at maitago ang katotohanan?

Tungkol  naman sa  bintang  na mahinang  abogado si Tupas at mga kasamahan niya sa prosecution, dapat magtanong muna sila sa Integated Bar of the Philippines para malaman nila na kabilang sa Top 20 sa Bar exams ang kongresista mula sa Iloilo.

Pangalawa, a matter of opinion yan.

Hindi dahil sina Tupas ay hindi mahusay na abogado sa paningin ng depensa ay maaabsuwelto na si Corona.

Source: http://www.remate.ph/2012/02/palea-may-bagong-suporta/

"OccuFLY" at LAX - Flight Attendants Hold Large Protest as Part of the 99%

By Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA)

Published: Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 - 1:32 pm

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2012 -- /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Flight Attendants from over 20 airlines, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), and concerned citizens from across the country will hold an OccuFLY protest at Los Angeles International Airport on Monday, February 6. Flight Attendants and supporters will protest the latest attack on collective bargaining rights included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill.

(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110302/DC58223LOGO )

"The FAA reauthorization should be focused on addressing the pressing safety issues that will ensure that the U.S. aviation system remains the safest in the world. Instead, Congress has used this process to gratuitously attack American workers in order to satisfy corporate executives. This controversial labor provision is nothing less than an attack by the 1% against the 99%. We saw it in Wisconsin and Ohio, now we see it for airline and rail workers who are simply seeking the benefits of collective bargaining or fighting to hang on to collective bargaining rights," said Veda Shook, AFA International President.

Through a secret deal, House Republicans and Senate leadership have proposed drastic changes to the Railway Labor Act (RLA). The RLA, one of the nations first labor laws, was crafted cooperatively by labor and management and has not been changed in nearly eight decades without the agreement of both employer and employee representatives. By requiring the support of at least 50 percent of an employee group before a union representation election could be held, where currently there is no statutory requirement, Congress is trying to undermine a workers choice to have union representation. This will virtually ensure that employers will tie up union elections through endless litigation. Through industry consolidation current contracts could be jettisoned and union representation cancelled.

NOTE TO MEDIA: Flight Attendants will be in uniform and available for interview. To schedule an interview or check availability, please contact Corey Caldwell atccaldwell@afanet.org The Association of Flight Attendants is the world's largest Flight Attendant union. Focused 100 percent on Flight Attendant issues, AFA has been the leader in advancing the Flight Attendant profession for over 65 years. Serving as the voice for Flight Attendants in the workplace, in the aviation industry, in the media and on Capitol Hill, AFA has transformed the Flight Attendant profession by raising wages, benefits and working conditions.  Nearly 60,000 Flight Attendants at 23 airlines come together to form AFA, part of the 700,000-member strong Communications Workers of America (CWA), AFL-CIO. Visit us atwww.afacwa.org.

OccuFLY Protest Monday, February 6, 2012 Time: 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. PST Protest: LAX Tom Bradley International Terminal, Upper Level, South SideLos Angeles, CA 90045

SOURCE Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA) http://www.sacbee.com/2012/02/03/4237463/occufly-at-lax-flight-attendants.html