PAL questions PALEA strike notice
08-Nov-2010 The management of Philippine Airlines (PAL) today (November 8, 2010) questioned the factual and legal basis for the notice of strike filed by the PAL Employees Association (PALEA) last week before the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).
During the conciliation meeting called by the National Conciliation and Mediation Board (NCMB), the team from PAL Human Resources Department and PAL's external legal counsel said PALEA should state clearly its specific allegations against the airline that warrants the filing of a strike notice.
"PAL management will check and verify whether there's any truth to PALEA's claims that some PAL managers were allegedly involved in individual bargaining, even coercing some rank-and-file workers to accept the separation package approved by DOLE. Until verification, PAL lawyers insisted that these remain to be allegations which do not constitute proof," said PAL spokesperson Cielo Villaluna.
After an hour's meeting, the NCMB ordered adjourned the meeting and ordered its resumption on November 11, 2pm. PALEA president Gerry Rivera did not attend the meeting and was merely represented by two PALEA board members.