“Kahit Kapaskuhan, hindi sinanto ng mga sakim na kumpanya ng langis – tatlong beses silang nagtaas-presyo nitong Disyembre, umabot sa P4.50 kada litrong dagdag-pasanin sa ating mga kababayang nagdiriwang ng Pasko.”  read full article »

“Even the holiday season was not spared by the gluttony of the oil cartel, as prices were hiked three times this December, adding up to a P4.50 per liter added burden to Filipinos who want a happy holidays.”

KMU chairperson Elmer “Bong” Labog tagged the big oil firms “the Grinch” of this season, after their latest round of oil price hikes on Tuesday.  read full article »

Kinondena ngayon ng sentrong unyong Kilusang Mayo Uno ang mga opisyal ng Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) sa paggastos ng P26.8 Milyon para sa “entertainment” noong 2008, na iniulat kamakailan ng Commission on Audit. Ayon sa KMU, ang pagkuha sa kabang-bayan ng pambayad sa maluluhong pagkain ay “hindi entertaining.”  read full article »

Militant labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno today condemned officials of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) for spending P26.8 Million for “entertainment” in 2008, as revealed recently by the Commission on Audit (COA), saying the practice of charging lavish meals to public funds is “far from entertaining.”  read full article »

Walang kinikilalang bakasyon ang paglaban para sa seguridad sa trabaho at pagkilala sa unyon, sa harap ng pagsasapribado ng pier, sa paglusob ngayong araw ng mga manggagawa ng North Harbor sa Malakanyang para igiit ang katiyakan sa trabaho na dapat lalamanin ng malinaw na Terms of Reference (TOR) kasama ang pribadong mga kumpanyang magte-takeover sa pier sa Enero.   read full article »

The struggle for job security and union recognition in the face of the port’s privatization knows no holiday as North Harbor workers stormed today Malacañang to assert job security by demanding a clear Terms of Reference (TOR) from private corporations which are about to take over the port in January.  read full article »

 read full article »