A press release I got today from the Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino (BMP) read:
With the specter of a rock-bottom crises for the working class amidst the railroading of the expanded Value-Added Tax and its anticipated impact on real wages, militant labor groups have crossed ideological and organizational lines to unite in struggling for a legislated Php125 wage hike.
The leaderships and affiliates of the Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino (BMP) and the Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) met this morning under the auspices of a forum of the Congressional Committee on Labor and Employment and pledged unity, cooperation and coordination in advancing their common struggle for the much-needed wage increase.
This is a first for the two biggest labor alliances in the country, who've never worked together becasue of idealogical differences. That they were able to set these aside to achieve a common goal should give GMA pause. It's unprecedented, and indicative of how far organized labor is willing to go to get what it wants. They could call for a welga ng bayan (people's strike), and it could very well be a real welga ng bayan-- one that will actually be felt by the country, and not be ignored.
With the specter of a rock-bottom crises for the working class amidst the railroading of the expanded Value-Added Tax and its anticipated impact on real wages, militant labor groups have crossed ideological and organizational lines to unite in struggling for a legislated Php125 wage hike.
The leaderships and affiliates of the Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino (BMP) and the Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) met this morning under the auspices of a forum of the Congressional Committee on Labor and Employment and pledged unity, cooperation and coordination in advancing their common struggle for the much-needed wage increase.
This is a first for the two biggest labor alliances in the country, who've never worked together becasue of idealogical differences. That they were able to set these aside to achieve a common goal should give GMA pause. It's unprecedented, and indicative of how far organized labor is willing to go to get what it wants. They could call for a welga ng bayan (people's strike), and it could very well be a real welga ng bayan-- one that will actually be felt by the country, and not be ignored.
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Kapag ganyang kahit mga nagbabangayan ay nagkakaisa na--kahit sabihing issue-based pa lamang ang usapan--mukhang may dapat na ngang kabahan. ;)
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