34 party-list congressmen proclaimed; Arroyo not included
June 1, 2010
THE Elections Commission has declared the first 34 congressmen who will represent 27 organizations that won under the Party-list system in the May 10 elections. Read more
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May 5, 2010
TUCP hits formula for power rate increase
May 5, 2010
MANILA, Philippines – The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines, (TUCP), the country’s largest party-list of workers, has condemned the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) for crafting and implementing the so-called “performance-based rate formula” which it claimed is the cause of skyrocketing prices of electricity. Read more
TUCP bares wish list for voters
May 4, 2010
CEBU, Philippines – The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines has come up with a policy wish list it wants voters to consider in casting their ballots on May 10. Read more
TUCP to government: Impose strict measures on safety, health
May 3, 2010
THE Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) has called on government to impose stricter measures on private employers who disregard the safety and health of workers, after the tally of accidents in 22 worksites totaled 51 deaths and eight injuries since January this year. Read more
TUCP calls for proactive measures in workplaces
May 3, 2010
CEBU, Philippines – The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines is urging companies to be proactive in protecting their workers by complying strictly with safety and health standards to avoid accidents and deaths. Read more
Speed up wage hike, PGMA tells DoLE
May 2, 2010
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Saturday directed Labor Secretary Marianito Roque to speed up the ongoing tripartite negotiations on wage hikes as well as to immediately address the pending labor cases before the National Labor Relations Commission. Read more
Labor groups seek ban on asbestos in work places
May 2, 2010
MANILA, Philippines – The Trade Union Congress Party (TUCP), the largest workers’ party in the country, and its sister organization the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) Labor Center, led government, employer and union representatives and other sectors yesterday in calling for the promotion of safety among workers, including the banning of asbestos in work places during the observance of International Commemoration Day (ICD) and World Day for Safety and Health. Read more
Workers to get wage hike after May polls
May 2, 2010
MANILA, Philippines – Workers nationwide will get a much-awaited increase in their daily take-home pay after the May elections as a belated Labor Day gift, the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) said yesterday. Read more
ALU backs Noynoy, Mar
May 1, 2010
A major group under the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP), the biggest workers’ organization in the country, is not participating in today’s celebration of Labor Day.
But the Associated Labor Union (ALU) has announced that it is supporting the Liberal Party’s presidential candidate Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III and his running mate Sen. Manuel “Mar” Roxas II in time for Labor Day. Read more
