LABOR GROUPS DENOUNCES PENDING ARREST WARRANT FOR PALEA STRIKERS, CITES VIOLATION OF LABOR PROTOCOL

Friends from tri-media are invited to attend a press conference ofPALEA members and major labor groups NAGKAISA denouncing the pendingarrest warrant for striking PAL union members.

The press conference will be held in TUCP Audio-Visual Room tomorrowTuesday, September 11 at 10a.m. TUCP is located at Elliptical Roadcorner Maharlika and Masaya Streets, Diliman, Quezon City.

PALEA will also announce their plans on this issue.

The press conference will be attended by PALEA officers led by itspresident Gerry Rivera and various labor groups and organizations fromdifferent labor centers.

For more information, please contact Alan Tanjusay at 0906.410.2134 (Globe), 0947.683.1325 (Smart). ###

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FOR MORE INFORMATION OR INTERVIEWS, CONTACT:

Alan A. Tanjusay, ALU Policy Advocacy Officer
Mobile Phone: +63.947.683.1325 / Landline: (63-2) 922.5575 local 122
/ Email: associatedlaborunions@gmail.com
Office Address: TUCP-PGEA Compound Maharlika corner Masaya Streets,
UP Village Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines

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Founded by dock workers in 1954, the Associated Labor Unions (ALU) had since been the country's pioneer in championing the ideals of freetrade unionism. Along with its affiliates, partners here and abroad,
and alliance with the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP),ALU has been steadfast advocate of the plight of the toiling massesworking in various industries and sectors.

The ALU-TUCP partners with Building and Woodworkers International(BWI) in working towards asbestos ban and phase out in thePhilippines. The partnership works to eliminate asbestos-relateddiseases found in public and private infrastructures and buildingssuch as homes, schools, work places, churches, malls, including powerplants and toward ensuring the rights, interests and welfare of regular and non-regular workers are promoted and protected i.e.security of tenure, freedom of association and collective bargaining
or collective negotiation and providing limits in the duration andrenewal of employment contracts of non-regular workers to enable themenjoy the benefits accorded to regular worker.