PAL unions plans strike vote
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Philippine Airlines’ (PAL) ground crew union is planning to ballot its members on possible strike action. The PAL Employees Association (PALEA) is unhappy about the proposed sell-off of three subsidiary units, including ground services. The national carrier’s President & COO, Jaime Bautista, said he was “perplexed” over the planned strike, adding that the grounds cited for the work stoppage are “utterly baseless”.
“PALEA’s planned strike which could hamper operations at a time when the flag carrier is in the midst of repatriation flights and relief operations for our fellow Filipinos in Japan, the Middle East and North Africa is downright callous, if not unpatriotic,” Bautista said.
PAL and PALEA are currently negotiating a new collective bargaining agreement, with PAL expected to submit its proposal by 28 March.
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