From Goldilocks to Greedilocks to Bloodilocks
Friday, 19 March 2010 18:57
The Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates (PAHRA) unequivocably condemns the violence perpetrated by the owners and management of Goldilocks against the legal and just actions of striking workers at the Mandaluyong cake plant at 11 o’clock this morning.
Unprovoked, two Goldilocks vans ferried some 40 company “contractuals” to be pitted against the striking workers. The vans attempted to ram through the picketline, the scabs threw sand at the eyes of the strikers and the aggressors hurled rocks against those blocking the gates. Six of the striking workers were hurt.
Since February 2010, the appropriate notices of strike were made by the union officers of BISIG and AGLO. Within this period, the management even agreed at one point to release the off-setting bonus to all BISIG members and 94 other workers who were victims of illegal mass dismissal. Later, the management turned back on this promise. The deceptive moves of the management not to comply with the said promise caused the collapse of conciliation talks.
The deliberate move of Goldilocks management to sign a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) not with the BISIG-AGLO, winning union, legitimized by the decision of the 6th division of the NLRC, but with BUKLOD, the losing union, exposes the conspiracy and consequent accountability of state and non-state actors in the ensuing human rights violations.
Goldilocks management has caused the hostile environment that brought about this morning’s violence. Goldilocks management must be held accountable for the casualities suffered by all workers in the morning’s fray. Goldilocks management should cease using workers as pawns in their unjust actions.
It is unfortunate that the owners and management of Goldilocks have chosen to forget that their company’s growth was also brought about by the labor and dedication of the workers. Goldilocks relative good labor practice of job tenure for its employees contributed not in a small manner in its global expansion and competitiveness. The quality of life of workers rightfully should proportionately improved as the company develops and grows – this is a collective aspect of the right to development.
It is unfortunate that the decision-makers of Goldilocks have opted to become Greedilocks by prioritizing more profits for the owners and managers through the contractualization scheme. This action subverts the workers’ human rights to work and to obtain a quality of life worthy of one’s human dignity. They have disjuncted themselves from the same humanity of their workers. More unfortunate, their unconscionable use of violence made their company Bloodilocks.
PAHRA stands with the demands of the BISIG-AGLO-BMP strikers as just to the workers, while beneficial to GOLDILOCKS in the long run. Cease all schemes of violence against the workers. Reinstate the dismissed workers! Stop retrenchment of regular workers and put an end to the contractualization scheme at Goldilocks!
Friday, 19 March 2010 18:57
The Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates (PAHRA) unequivocably condemns the violence perpetrated by the owners and management of Goldilocks against the legal and just actions of striking workers at the Mandaluyong cake plant at 11 o’clock this morning.
Unprovoked, two Goldilocks vans ferried some 40 company “contractuals” to be pitted against the striking workers. The vans attempted to ram through the picketline, the scabs threw sand at the eyes of the strikers and the aggressors hurled rocks against those blocking the gates. Six of the striking workers were hurt.
Since February 2010, the appropriate notices of strike were made by the union officers of BISIG and AGLO. Within this period, the management even agreed at one point to release the off-setting bonus to all BISIG members and 94 other workers who were victims of illegal mass dismissal. Later, the management turned back on this promise. The deceptive moves of the management not to comply with the said promise caused the collapse of conciliation talks.
The deliberate move of Goldilocks management to sign a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) not with the BISIG-AGLO, winning union, legitimized by the decision of the 6th division of the NLRC, but with BUKLOD, the losing union, exposes the conspiracy and consequent accountability of state and non-state actors in the ensuing human rights violations.
Goldilocks management has caused the hostile environment that brought about this morning’s violence. Goldilocks management must be held accountable for the casualities suffered by all workers in the morning’s fray. Goldilocks management should cease using workers as pawns in their unjust actions.
It is unfortunate that the owners and management of Goldilocks have chosen to forget that their company’s growth was also brought about by the labor and dedication of the workers. Goldilocks relative good labor practice of job tenure for its employees contributed not in a small manner in its global expansion and competitiveness. The quality of life of workers rightfully should proportionately improved as the company develops and grows – this is a collective aspect of the right to development.
It is unfortunate that the decision-makers of Goldilocks have opted to become Greedilocks by prioritizing more profits for the owners and managers through the contractualization scheme. This action subverts the workers’ human rights to work and to obtain a quality of life worthy of one’s human dignity. They have disjuncted themselves from the same humanity of their workers. More unfortunate, their unconscionable use of violence made their company Bloodilocks.
PAHRA stands with the demands of the BISIG-AGLO-BMP strikers as just to the workers, while beneficial to GOLDILOCKS in the long run. Cease all schemes of violence against the workers. Reinstate the dismissed workers! Stop retrenchment of regular workers and put an end to the contractualization scheme at Goldilocks!