Twenty four Filipino union leaders sacked

Twenty four officials of the Metal Workers Alliance of the Philippines were sacked on 5 May from NXP Semiconductors in Cabuyao, Laguna, for refusing to work overtime on public holidays, including Easter and 1 May. The union alleges that management fired the workers in an effort to thwart ongoing negotiations for a collective bargaining agreement. The union demands the reinstatement of the laid-off union leaders, resumption of collective bargaining negations, a significant wage increase and the regularization of contractual employees.  You can sign a petition to stop union busting at NXP.

Twenty four officials of the Metal Workers Alliance of the Philippines were sacked on 5 May from NXP Semiconductors in Cabuyao, Laguna, for refusing to work overtime on public holidays, including Easter and 1 May. The union alleges that management fired the workers in an effort to thwart ongoing negotiations for a collective bargaining agreement. The union demands the reinstatement of the laid-off union leaders, resumption of collective bargaining negations, a significant wage increase and the regularization of contractual employees.  You can sign a petition to stop union busting at NXP.