House Bill 7019 – “The Workers’ Right to Strike Act of 2009”
February 1, 2010
An Act Strengthening the Workers’ Right to Strike, Amending for the Purpose Presidential Decree No. 442, as Amended, Otherwise Known as the Labor Code of the Philippines
Authorizes a group or representative of workers to file the notice of, and to go on strike, and removes dismissal and imprisonment as penalty in violation of orders, prohibitions or injunctions issued by the Secretary of Labor, and direct participation by union officers in illegal strike.
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House Bill 7018 – “Union Formation Act of 2009”
February 1, 2010
An Act Strengthening Union Organization and Disallowing Cancellation of Union Registration, Amending for the Purpose Presidential Decree No. 442, as Amended, Otherwise Known as the Labor Code of the Philippines Read more
House Bill 7017 – “Allowing Aliens to Exercise their Right to Self-Organization”
February 1, 2010
An Act Allowing Aliens to Exercise their Right to Self-Organization and Withdrawing Regulation of Foreign Assistance to Trade Unions, Amending for the Purpose Presidential Decree No. 442, as Amended, Otherwise Known as the Labor Code of the Philippines
Extends the right to self organization to aliens in the Philippines, and withdraws the prohibition of foreign trade union organizations to engage in trade union activities and the regulation of foreign assistance to Philippine trade unions.
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House Bill 7014 – “Assumption of Jurisdiction Act of 2009”
February 1, 2010
An Act Limiting the Power to Assume Jurisdiction over Labor Disputes Involving Essential Services by the President of the Philippines, Amending for this Purpose Article 263 (g) of Presidential Decree No. 442, as Amended, Otherwise Known as the Labor Code of the Philippines
Restricts intervention now by the President only to essential services providing power, tertiary-care hospital and water, the interruption of such services could endanger the life, safety or health of the general public, and hopefully discontinue indiscriminate assumption of cases. It is expected that the high political accountability that goes with every assumption or certification will result to a more judicious exercise of this awesome power.
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House Bill 6965 “The Employee Free Choice Act”
February 1, 2010
An Act Establishing an Efficient System to Strengthen Workers’ Right to Self-Organization and Collective Bargaining, Amending for the Purpose Presidential Decree No. 442, as Amended, Otherwise Known as the Labor Code of the Philippines
Removes the requirements for the registration of local chapters, promotes employee free choice and makes it easier for workers to join and or establish unions through majority sign up, strengthens enforcement through stronger penalties and injunctive relief to prevent anti-union discrimination of workers exercising their right to organize, and facilitates first contract arbitration to address bad faith bargaining.
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TUCP asserts cooperative member-workers’ right to organize
January 20, 2010
Trade Union Congress Party-List (TUCP) Rep. Raymond D. C. Mendoza filed a bill to protect member-workers in cooperatives particularly their right to self-organization. Read more
Bigger termination pay due to sickness eyed
January 11, 2010
A lawmaker is seeking a raise in the termination pay of employees separated from employment because of sickness. Read more
Protected: Lawmaker seeks SSS coverage for wellness center employees
December 11, 2009
House Resolution 1526 – “A Resolution Condemning the Senseless Massacre of Innocent Civilians, Workers and Journalists in Ampatuan, Maguindanao”
November 8, 2009
A Resolution Condemning the Senseless Massacre of Innocent Civilians, Workers and Journalists in Ampatuan, Maguindanao and Calling on the Government to Enforce the Full Authority of the Law Against the Perpetrators of the Heinous Crime
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House Resolution 1518 – “A Resolution Urging the Philippine Delegation to the UNFCCC and the Signatories to the Copenhagen Agreement To Be Mindful of the Social and Economic Impacts of the New Protocol”
November 8, 2009
A Resolution Urging the Philippine Delegation to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Signatories to the Copenhagen Agreement To Be Mindful of the Social and Economic Impacts of the New Protocol, Particularly on the Need to Transform Job Losses into New Green Opportunities for Philippine Labor, and Providing Safety Nets for the Local Labor Sector
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