October 8, 2010
Jerome Aning
Philippine Daily Inquirer
The Philippine Airlines' cabin crew union yesterday said it has aborted all its preparations for a strike after the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) took over the labor dispute at the Philippine Airlines.
In a phone interview, Flight Attendants and Stewards Association of the Philippines (FASAP) vice president Andy Ortega said the union received a copy of the DoLE's order by fax late on Wednesday afternoon.
He said FASAP's strike vote that has been set next week has been cancelled. The strike was supposed to be held either in the last week of October or first week of November.
The DoLE on Wednesday formally assumed jurisdiction over the labor dispute between FASAP and the PAL management. The dispute stemmed from the unresolved deadlock in the collective bargaining agreement negotiations between the union and the management.
In a statement, FASAP said it “will respect the authority of Secretary (Rosalinda) Baldoz to assume jurisdiction of the dispute, adding “the fight is far from over,” referring to its demands for the company to scrap its allegedly unfair retirement age policy and discrimination against female flight attendants.
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