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                    [Title] => GMA meeting with labor leaders to push through
                    [Summary] => President Arroyo’s Labor Day meeting with leaders of various labor groups to discuss workers’ demands will push through today, Labor Secretary Patricia Sto. Tomas said yesterday.


Around 300 members of the Labor Solidarity Movement (LSM) will also join the President in a morning Mass at Malacañang, Sto. Tomas said.
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Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP), the country’s biggest labor group, said all their affiliate unions are not filing any wage increase petition this year due to the prevailing economic slump.
[DatePublished] => 2003-11-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097338 [AuthorName] => Mayen Jaymalin [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 183859 [Title] => Presyo ng cell cards na lang ang ibaba kaysa itaas ang sahod [Summary] => Insulto sa mga manggagawa!

‘Yan ang tugon ni Bayan Muna Rep. Crispin Beltran sa kahilingan ng Labor Solidarity Movement (LSM) at Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) na ibaba na lamang ang presyo ng cell cards bilang alternatibo sa hinihinging karagdagang sahod ng mga manggagawa.

Sinabi ni Beltran na maraming maralitang manggagawa ang hindi kayang bumili ng cellphones at computers na may internet kaya maituturing na malaking kalokohan ang panukala ni TUCP spokesman Alec Aguilar.
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The Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) and the Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) said they are not backing out of their campaign for a salary hike.

"The fight for a wage hike has become a political necessity and an all-out war to improve the living conditions of poor workers," Pamalakaya chairman Fernando Hicap said in a statement.
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The Labor Solidarity Movement (LSM), a confederation of trade unions led by the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP), said labor groups are deferring the filing of formal petitions for a wage increase until next year.

President Arroyo welcomed the "patriotism" of the workers in deferring their petition.
[DatePublished] => 2002-11-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097338 [AuthorName] => Mayen Jaymalin [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 136166 [Title] => ECOP, PCCI: Defer wage increase until next year [Summary] => Claiming that any wage increase would trigger an exodus of foreign investors, the Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) and the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) urged the country’s 16 regional tripartite wage and productivity boards (RTWPBs) yesterday to defer any wage increase until next year. [DatePublished] => 2001-10-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097338 [AuthorName] => Mayen Jaymalin [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 135389 [Title] => Wage hike in NCR known next week? [Summary] => The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) is set to grant the much awaited salary increase to minimum wage earners in the National Capital Region (NCR) on Friday or early next week.

Esther Guirao, National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) officer-in-charge, said the Metro Manila RTWPB will likely come out with a decision soon. "Since they will have their final consultations on Friday, the wage board will likely have its final decision by that time or maybe Monday," she said in a radio interview.
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The Labor Solidarity Movement (LSM) claimed the wage board has yet to even undertake any public hearing or consultation.
[DatePublished] => 2001-08-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097338 [AuthorName] => Mayen Jaymalin [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 129018 [Title] => Metro pay hike just P27/day [Summary] => Workers in Metro Manila may not get more than a P27 increase in their daily minimum pay.

Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) records showed that for the past 10 years, increases have not gone beyond P27, or less than half of the workers’ demands.

Labor Assistant Secretary Reydeluz Conferido said that data from 1990 to 2000 indicated that past wage hikes were always less than P27 or not more than 19 percent of the prevailing minimum wage.
[DatePublished] => 2001-08-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097338 [AuthorName] => Mayen Jaymalin [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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                    [Title] => GMA meeting with labor leaders to push through
                    [Summary] => President Arroyo’s Labor Day meeting with leaders of various labor groups to discuss workers’ demands will push through today, Labor Secretary Patricia Sto. Tomas said yesterday.


Around 300 members of the Labor Solidarity Movement (LSM) will also join the President in a morning Mass at Malacañang, Sto. Tomas said.
[DatePublished] => 2005-05-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 226892 [Title] => TUCP: No pay hike appeal for workers [Summary] => Workers nationwide are not getting any wage increase, at least for this year, as organized labor opted anew to abandon the annual tradition of seeking salary adjustments.

Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP), the country’s biggest labor group, said all their affiliate unions are not filing any wage increase petition this year due to the prevailing economic slump.
[DatePublished] => 2003-11-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097338 [AuthorName] => Mayen Jaymalin [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 183859 [Title] => Presyo ng cell cards na lang ang ibaba kaysa itaas ang sahod [Summary] => Insulto sa mga manggagawa!

‘Yan ang tugon ni Bayan Muna Rep. Crispin Beltran sa kahilingan ng Labor Solidarity Movement (LSM) at Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) na ibaba na lamang ang presyo ng cell cards bilang alternatibo sa hinihinging karagdagang sahod ng mga manggagawa.

Sinabi ni Beltran na maraming maralitang manggagawa ang hindi kayang bumili ng cellphones at computers na may internet kaya maituturing na malaking kalokohan ang panukala ni TUCP spokesman Alec Aguilar.
[DatePublished] => 2002-11-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 183626 [Title] => Militants press P125 wage hike [Summary] => Militant workers will continue pressing for a P125 legislated wage hike despite the decision of other labor groups to abandon efforts to seek a salary adjustment.

The Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) and the Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) said they are not backing out of their campaign for a salary hike.

"The fight for a wage hike has become a political necessity and an all-out war to improve the living conditions of poor workers," Pamalakaya chairman Fernando Hicap said in a statement.
[DatePublished] => 2002-11-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 183454 [Title] => How about cell card discount in lieu of wage increase? [Summary] => In lieu of the wage increase demands traditionally made this time of year, the Labor Solidarity Movement (LSM) wants the government to ease workers’ financial woes by putting a freeze on the prices of prepaid cellular phone cards, Internet access and other information technology services. [DatePublished] => 2002-11-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097338 [AuthorName] => Mayen Jaymalin [SectionName] => News Commentary [SectionUrl] => news-commentary [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 183207 [Title] => Labor won’t press bid for pay increase [Summary] => Organized labor opted yesterday not to seek any wage increase for the remainder of the year due to the economic slowdown.

The Labor Solidarity Movement (LSM), a confederation of trade unions led by the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP), said labor groups are deferring the filing of formal petitions for a wage increase until next year.

President Arroyo welcomed the "patriotism" of the workers in deferring their petition.
[DatePublished] => 2002-11-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097338 [AuthorName] => Mayen Jaymalin [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 136166 [Title] => ECOP, PCCI: Defer wage increase until next year [Summary] => Claiming that any wage increase would trigger an exodus of foreign investors, the Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) and the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) urged the country’s 16 regional tripartite wage and productivity boards (RTWPBs) yesterday to defer any wage increase until next year. [DatePublished] => 2001-10-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097338 [AuthorName] => Mayen Jaymalin [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 135389 [Title] => Wage hike in NCR known next week? [Summary] => The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) is set to grant the much awaited salary increase to minimum wage earners in the National Capital Region (NCR) on Friday or early next week.

Esther Guirao, National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) officer-in-charge, said the Metro Manila RTWPB will likely come out with a decision soon. "Since they will have their final consultations on Friday, the wage board will likely have its final decision by that time or maybe Monday," she said in a radio interview.
[DatePublished] => 2001-10-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 130124 [Title] => No wage hike order by tomorrow, workers concede [Summary] => The country’s largest coalition of labor groups has conceded that it was impossible for the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPBs) to issue by tomorrow an order granting a salary adjustment for workers in Metro Manila.

The Labor Solidarity Movement (LSM) claimed the wage board has yet to even undertake any public hearing or consultation.
[DatePublished] => 2001-08-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097338 [AuthorName] => Mayen Jaymalin [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 129018 [Title] => Metro pay hike just P27/day [Summary] => Workers in Metro Manila may not get more than a P27 increase in their daily minimum pay.

Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) records showed that for the past 10 years, increases have not gone beyond P27, or less than half of the workers’ demands.

Labor Assistant Secretary Reydeluz Conferido said that data from 1990 to 2000 indicated that past wage hikes were always less than P27 or not more than 19 percent of the prevailing minimum wage.
[DatePublished] => 2001-08-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097338 [AuthorName] => Mayen Jaymalin [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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