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PHILIPPINES: Sentro, Nagkaisa herald new era of labor unity

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 02/05/2012 - 3:10pm

THOUSANDS of trade unionists and activists poured into the streets of Manila and other key cities to celebrate May Day amid renewed hopes that the two latest efforts at labor unity will provide strong impetus to their uphill battle for labor and trade union rights.

At least 5,000 affiliates of the Sentro ng mga Progresibong Manggagawa (Sentro), a newly organized labor center, joined a more massive march and rally in Manila of the recently launched Nagkaisa! labor coalition.

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TAFE sector Privatisation by stealth - funding slashed by Baillieu Government in Victorian Budget

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 01/05/2012 - 7:22pm

The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) on May Day, attacked Premier Ted Baillieu and the Victorian Government over its budget cuts to TAFE education announced in the Victorian budget today, calling them another significant step in the dismantling of the state’s public vocational education and training system and privatising the sector by stealth. The cuts to the public TAFE institutions reduce public funding by 22 per cent from the start of 2013.

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Reinstate Domino's Pizza drivers' wages

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 28/04/2012 - 10:13am

"This proactive approach is about ensuring we our operating our business ethically and in the best interests of our valuable team members,'' a statement from chief executive Don Meij in regard an audit on driver wages held in February.

It appears Domino's only uses these words it doesn't mean them.

Domino's have cut the wages for delivery drivers affecting thousands of delivery drivers across the country.

TOUCH ONE, TOUCH ALL.

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Longshore Workers, Truckers: Shut the Ports, Coast to Coast!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 30/12/2011 - 12:31pm

December 2011

Following Dec. 12 West Coast Port Blockade

Longshore Workers, Truckers: Shut the Ports, Coast to Coast!

Occupy protesters blockade the port of Oakland, California, December 12. (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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PALEA takes fight to Australia and Canada

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 10/12/2011 - 10:03am

The embattled Philippine Airlines Employees’ Association (PALEA) is taking its fight against the outsourcing and contractualization plan of Philippine Airlines to Australia and Canada. The vice president of PALEA, Alnem Pretencio, is in Australia now on a tour sponsored by unions with the aim of soliciting international support.

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PALEA joins Global Day of Action for Qantas workers

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 16/11/2011 - 5:57pm

The Philippine Airlines Employees’ Association (PALEA) picketed the Qantas office and Australian embassy in a show of solidarity for the embattled workers of the Australian flag carrier. “We extend the hand of solidarity to our brothers and sisters at Qantas who are for fighting for job security, decent pay and better working conditions. The struggles they are waging mirror the same demands that we are currently fighting for at PAL,” declared Gerry Rivera, PALEA president and vice chair of Partido ng Manggagawa.

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Philippines: PALEA picket Qantas office, Oz embassy in support of Qantas workers

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 1:04am

By Labor Party - Philippines

The Philippine Airlines Employees’ Association (PALEA) and Partido ng Manggagawa (PM - Labor Party - Philippnes) picketed the Qantas office and Australian embassy in a show of solidarity for the embattled workers of the Australian flag carrier. “We extend the hand of solidarity to our brothers and sisters who are for fighting for job security, decent pay and better working conditions. The struggles they are waging mirror the same demands that we are currently fighting for at PAL,” declared Gerry Rivera, PALEA president and PM vice chair.

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Philippines: PALEA gets support of Qantas workers, labor groups abroad

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 24/10/2011 - 11:25pm

The Philippine Airlines Employees’ Association (PALEA) received the support of a Qantas labor union in Australia even as other labor groups abroad are staging solidarity actions. Similar to PALEA, Qantas workers are embroiled in a long-running dispute with management over job security, pay hikes and working conditions. Qantas flights have been disrupted by a series of strikes by Qantas engineers, ground staff and pilots.

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Philippine Airline workers intensify protest actions

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 11/10/2011 - 2:37pm

The Philippine Airlines Employees’ Association (PALEA) today asserted that Philippine Airlines (PAL) President Jaime Bautista’s announcement that they no longer acknowledge Gerry Rivera and Bong Palad as union officers exposes union busting as the real aim of outsourcing. “Truly a fish is caught by its mouth. Actually PAL is not just recognizing me and Palad as union officers but 62% of PALEA’s leadership and 70% of its membership who have been illegally lockout and terminated.

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Unions organising international Day of Action for Democracy in Egypt

Submitted by takver on Sun, 06/02/2011 - 11:23pm

The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC CSI IGB) has passed a statement in support of the pro-democracy protests in Egypt, and called for trade unions around the world to join a Day of Action for Democracy in Egypt on 8 February.

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