Stories and posts on "Labor & Employment"

Friday, May 25, 2012
Dismissed union leaders ask RMN to be true to its branding



By MARYA SALAMAT
“Organizing into a union is one of the rights of employees including those in the media and entertainment.” – Michael Rogas, union president of RMN

Monday, May 21, 2012
Violations of workers’ rights, getting worse – rights group



By PATRICIA LOURDES VIRAY
Of the 40.3 million workers who are part of the labor force in the Philippines, 19 million are wage or salary earners, only 1.7 million of whom are union members.

Friday, May 18, 2012
Strike of new union in big hardware supplier a success



By MARYA SALAMAT
The workers’ union had to conduct a strike before the management recognized their union and took back the workers who were summarily dismissed.

Monday, May 14, 2012
Workers call labor department’s order against contractualization ‘a hoax’


By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA— Employees who get ‘endo’ (end of contract and thus end of job) after four to five months still populate the employed in the Philippines, six months after the labor department issued an order that it claimed would have ended contractualization. It is the employment scheme that has helped employers cut [...]

Friday, May 11, 2012
Philippine Post employees continue fight against corruption



Philippine Post employees continue fight against corruption (Photo by Ina Alleco R. Silverio / Bulatlat.com)

Thursday, May 10, 2012
Finding fulfillment in serving the poor


By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com Main Story: On Health Workers Day, health workers reiterate demand for wage hike, a stop to privatization Other Story: Gov’t temporary employment program for nurses, exploitative MANILA – Life is getting more and more difficult nowadays and many Filipinos have been seeking work abroad. Health professionals for one opt [...]

Thursday, May 10, 2012
Gov’t temporary employment program for nurses ‘exploitative’


By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com Main Story: On Health Workers Day, health workers reiterate demand for salary hike, stop to privatization Other Story: Finding fulfillment in serving the poor MANILA – The government has found a new way of creating jobs for unemployed nurses in the country. But for progressive health workers, this new [...]

Wednesday, May 2, 2012
The fight for security of tenure continues


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Wednesday, May 2, 2012
New labor coalition got nothing from Pres. Aquino but a labor day breakfast


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Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Bishop Tagle’s Labor Day statement ‘music to workers’ ears’


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Saturday, April 28, 2012
On Labor Day, workers vow to rally vs Aquino’s failure to address pressing issues



By MARYA SALAMAT
This Labor Day, the workers and the poor will take President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III to task for failing to respond to their calls, making the hunger and poverty situation in the country even worse, and exceeding even the previous government’s puppetry to the US.