November 08, 2010

PRESS STATEMENT

FASAP supports PALEA Strike

FASAP is one with PALEA in its struggle to protect the job

security of all PAL employees and we will stand by them in
their intended strike.

PAL's spin-off will affect almost 3,000 employees. This is a

most cruel Christmas gift to the PAL employees, their children
and their families.

FASAP, which also has a pending labor case with the

Department of Labor, is deeply alarmed with the recent
decision of the DOLE regarding PAL's “outsourcing” program.

Our brothers and sisters in PALEA are loyal and dedicated PAL
ground workers, who have worked very hard and sacrificed
immensely to serve PAL and the general riding public.

Through the years, they are the ones who have toiled to keep
PAL's 24-hour operations concerning important functions such
as In-flight Catering, ground-handling and Airport servicing.

Without their sacrifice, competence and dedication, PAL

would have closed-down a long time ago. Back in the year
1998 they even agreed to suspend their CBA for 10 years to
save PAL from bankruptcy. Now, more than 10 years after,
with PAL now profitable, the workers are being dismissed.
We lament that PAL management decided to push through
with the drastic spin-off measure, unmindful of how it will
affect the lives of 3,000 workers and their families. Surely
there are less painful and more humane ways to ensure the
viability of PAL?

A more caring Company would think twice before terminating

thousands of loyal employees.

The Aquino government should not allow PAL to simply get

rid of thousands of Filipino workers in the national flag carrier
for the sake of profit.

Please feel free to contact FASAP for clarifications and

interviews at tel nos. 854-51-59, 851-53-93 , FASAP Hotline
0918-8532727.