Govt workers slam Aquino’s pork barrel while ignoring demand for pay hike
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Govt workers bewail their conditions as Civil Service Commission turns 111
Govt workers bewail their conditions as Civil Service Commission turns 111
By MARYA SALAMAT
“It is sad that the CSC, which should have been aiding public sector employees, is engaged, instead, in undermining our hard-won gains.” – Rose deBlois, vice-president of Courage.
News in Pictures: Los Angeles janitors fight For their jobs
News in Pictures: Los Angeles janitors fight For their jobs
TEXT AND PHOTOS BY DAVID BACON
MMDA Streetsweepers fight for benefits, higher wages
MMDA Streetsweepers fight for benefits, higher wages
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
"We are like slaves! We are not being treated with respect and by ignoring our demands for a CNA the MMDA administration is stripping us of our dignity." MMDA streetsweepers
Worsening conditions for the Filipino worker
Worsening conditions for the Filipino worker
By MARYA SALAMAT
Majority of those employed today in the Philippines are in vulnerable or part-time work, hampering many workers’ desire to demand for a living wage. Even those in full-time work are reportedly under pressure to comply with various flexible work arrangements.
Oil price hikes continue to erode income of drivers
Oil price hikes continue to erode income of drivers
By MARYA SALAMAT
Comparing the local oil prices to that in other countries in the past years, Piston said the local pump prices have risen far more than the amount necessitated by price movements abroad and the peso-dollar exchange rate. The transport group continues to accuse the oil companies of overpricing oil products by “an average at least of P7.50 ($0.17) per liter.”
Pacquiao bats for P125 wage hike for workers
Pacquiao bats for P125 wage hike for workers
By MARYA SALAMAT
“I was once a laborer, too. I have worked at various jobs just to be able to feed my family. I know how it is to work hard and to subsist on meager wages.” – Rep. Manny Pacquiao
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