National Issues
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Endangering workers’ lives should be a crime – KMU
Kilusang Mayo Uno offers its condolences to the bereaved family members, relatives, and friends of Robin Esguerra, an SM worker who died when he entered the service elevator while the wagon was on another floor on November 2, 2024. KMU demands justice for Esguerra and for all workers who died as a result of capitalists’…
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Dismiss the trumped up charges of Anne Kreuger and Danny Tabura!
Today marks the 5th anniversary of the illegal arrest of Anne Krueger, currently Kilusang Mayo Uno’s international officer, and peasant leader Danny Tabura. Anne and Danny, currently out on bail, on trumped up charges of illegal possession of firearms. So long as their cases are not dismissed, they will remain victims of injustice. Justice delayed…
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Solidarity with Franklin Baker workers!
Kilusang Mayo Uno condemns in the highest terms the abrupt removal of 3, 200 workers in Franklin Baker Inc. in Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur on October 3, 2024. This is particularly alarming as management has not explained the reasons behind the layoffs. In the midst of a severe economic crisis, Franklin Baker Inc.’s cover-up…
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Long live Ka Jude Fernandez!
On this day, we commemorate the 67th birthday of our unionist and veteran labor organizer Ka Jude Fernandez who devoted all his time to the lifelong struggle of advancing the well-being of the Filipino workers and people. As workers and unionists continue to be attacked by the state to take back the hard-earned victories of…
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Free Gavino Panganiban! Free Maritess David!
Kilusang Mayo Uno strongly condemns the arrest of two trade union leaders in Southern Tagalog – Gavino Panganiban, Director for Campaigns of KMU’s regional formation in Southern Tagalog (PAMANTIK-KMU) and Maritess David, organizer under the federation OLALIA-KMU yesterday, October 27. Trumped-up charges of murder and attempted murder were filed against Panganiban, while trumped-up violations of…
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KMU stands in solidarity with ABS-CBN workers
Kilusang Mayo Uno stands in solidarity with approximately 100 ABS-CBN media workers who are now under threat of layoffs due to a reported loss of income. Based on the statements of ABS-CBN management, the mass layoff is due to a drop in their ad revenues. However, the Lopez family, who owns more than half or…
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KMU: Pribatisasyon ay masaker sa kabuhayan, pabigat sa mamamayan
Patunay ang tanggalan ng higit 800+ na regular na manggagawa sa Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) sa matagal na naming sinasabi: ang pribatisasyon ay walang ibang dulot sa bayan kundi malakihang tanggalan at pagkakait ng pampublikong serbisyo sa mamamayan. Noong nakaraang buwan, nasiwalat na ang epekto ng pribatisasyon sa water districts nang tanggalin ang mga…
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KMU on inflation, unemployment data: harap-harapang panloloko sa manggagawa at mamamayan
Manloloko rin talaga itong gobyerno ni Marcos. Pinapamandila ang pagbaba ng inflation mula 3.3% noong Agosto tungong 1.9% ngayong Setyembre at ang pagbaba ng unemployment mula 4.7% noong Agosto tungong 4% ngayong buwan upang pabanguhin ang basurang trabaho ng gobyero sa pagresolba sa unemployment at kahirapan. Ang pagbagal ng inflation ay hindi katumbas ng pagbaba…
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KMU on recent OP and OVP budget deliberations: Plunderers on Blank Checks
Kilusang Mayo Uno denounces the recent budget hearings for the Office of the President (OP) and the Office of the Vice President (OVP) as a massive disrespect to the Filipino people. The manner in which these hearings were conducted and the proposed budgets themselves are an insult to the laboring masses who tirelessly pay taxes…
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‘Yes’ – panalo sa strike vote! Welga sa Nexperia, tuloy na tuloy na!
Matapos ang strike voting nitong Hulyo 29 at 30, mapagpasyang tinakdaan ng mga manggagawa ng Nexperia ang kanilang welga. Pinili ng mga manggagawa, sa isang overwhelming majority, na tanganan ang sandata ng welga upang labanan ang garapalang tanggalan at ipagtanggol ang katiyakan sa trabaho. Malugod na bumabati at nagpupugay ang Kilusang Mayo Uno at ang…