Labor group to Petilla: Ask KEPCO to grant workers demands to avert strike
Press ReleaseApril 23, 2015The labor group Partido Manggagawa (PM) called on Energy Secretary Carlos Jericho Petilla to ask the management of KEPCO-Salcon Power Corp. in Cebu to grant the demands of...
View ArticleWorkers to hold vigil for Mary Jane Veloso
MEDIA ADVISORY27 April 2015The Nagkaisa! labor coalition is joining the Filipino people in the call to save Mary Jane Veloso’s life.APRIL 28, 20153:00 PM @ Mabuhay Welcome RotondaJakarta had set April...
View ArticleNo dialogue with PNoy on May 1 – labor coalition
NEWS RELEASENAGKAISA!27 April 2015President Aquino has failed the workers during the last five years and nothing more can be expected from the remaining 14 months in office for this administration....
View ArticleProtesters going back to Asiapro Cooperative
MEDIA ADVISORYNAGKAISA!28 April 2015REQUEST FOR COVERAGEProtesters going back to Asiapro CooperativeMembers of Nagkaisa! labor coalition is going back to Asiapro Cooperative as part of the workers’...
View ArticleLabor Day strike in Cebu? DOLE asked to respect KEPCO workers right to strike...
Press ReleaseApril 29, 2015The labor party Partido Manggagawa (PM) today called on Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz to “stay” its use of assumption of jurisdiction powers as requested by the management...
View ArticleMary Jane lives, but will existing government policies save our youth?
NEWS RELEASEParatido Manggagawa sa Kabataan29 April 2015 Members of Partido Manggagawa’s youth wing, the Partido Manggagawa sa Kabataan (PM-K) are happy that Mary Jane Veloso was spared from execution...
View ArticleLabor Day buildup activity: Youth march and vigil for education and jobs today
Media AdvisoryPartido Manggagawa sa KabataanWHAT: Youth and young workers to hold march and vigil on eve of Labor DayWHEN: Today, April 30, 2015; 5:00 p.m. assembly; 6:00 p.m. program; 7:00 p.m....
View ArticleYouth from working class families speak out: #No more Mary Janes!
Press ReleaseApril 30, 2015Some 200 members of Partido Manggagawa’s youth wing, the Partido Manggagawa sa Kabataan (PM-K) trooped to Mendiola on the eve of Labor Day to demand an end to policies that...
View ArticleLabor Day rally kickoff: “Laban ko ‘to—edukasyon, trabaho, sahod” say youth &...
MEDIA ADVISORYApril 30, 2015WHAT: Youth and young workers mini-rallyWHEN: Tomorrow, May 1, 2015, 7:00 a.m.WHERE: Welcome RotondaDETAILS:Some 200 youth and young workers to kickoff the nationwide Labor...
View ArticleWorkers to PNoy: Labor justice needs powerful execution, not endless dialogue
NEWS RELEASE01 May 2015A big march to Malacanang with simultaneous actions in other cities nationwide marked today’s celebration of Labor Day as workers protested the government’s failure to address...
View ArticleNagkaisa calls for thorough investigation on Valenzuela factory fire
Photo from Phil Daily InquirerNEWS RELEASENAGKAISA14 May 2015A coalition of labor groups offered sympathies to the victims of a deadly fire in ValenzuelaCity as it called on concerned government...
View ArticleJustice, labor enforcement reforms demanded in wake of Kentex factory fire
Photo from Phil Daily InquirerPress ReleaseMay 15, 2015The militant Partido Manggagawa (PM) called for stronger labor enforcement and labor inspection in response to the deadly fire at the Kentex...
View ArticleAdvisory: Workers rally tomorrow: “Jail Kentex, CJC owners!”
MEDIA ADVISORYMay 17, 2015Contact: Wilson Fortaleza @ 09053732185, 09225261138WHAT: Rally by PM members to call for criminal prosecution of owners of Kentex and its subcontractor CJCWHEN: Tomorrow, May...
View Article“Jail Kentex, subcon owners!”—labor group
Press ReleaseMay 18, 2015The militant Partido Manggagawa (PM) is calling for the criminal prosecution of the owners of Kentex Manufacturing and its subcontractor CJC Manpower Services. To highlight...
View ArticleLabor group challenges business sector to speak on Kentex tragedy
Press ReleaseMay 21, 2015The labor group Partido Manggagawa (PM) today challenged the business sector to speak on the fire at Kentex Manufacturing Corp. that killed at least 72 people, almost all of...
View ArticleLabor group dares PNoy to certify bill criminalizing OSH violations
Press ReleaseMay 29, 2015The labor group Partido Manggagawa (PM) today challenged President Benigno Aquino III to certify as priority legislation of his administration the bill providing for...
View ArticleForeign agenda is bad cha-cha – labor group
NEWS RELEASE10 June 2015The House of Representatives (HOR) is on the verge of making the biggest historical mistake and disservice to the country today once its members vote for the removal of economic...
View ArticlePH labor hails Greek vote against IMF bailout
Partido Manggagawa06 July 2015 Left groups in the Philippines, including the Partido Manggagawa (PM), greeted the jubilant Greeks for casting a historic vote against the third austerity package that is...
View ArticleUnionists harassed at big Cavite garments factory
Press ReleaseJuly 10, 2015Workers who are building a labor union at the biggest garments factory at the Cavite economic zone in the town of Rosarioare complaining of harassment and interference by...
View ArticleUpdate: Faremo worker complaint resolved
The complaint of Faremo worker Edwin Senica was resolved yesterday at a hearing presided by the DOLE-NCMB. The Faremo management presented a company memo which stipulates that the suspension of Senica...
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