PAL row has deep roots, no breakthrough seen — Palace
By Aytch S. de la Cruz 08/05/2010 The government conceded yesterday problems deeper than what has been initially perceived may prolong the ongoing dispute between the management of flag-carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) and 25 of its resigned pilots as Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda said the arbitration efforts of the government are not expected to produce results within the week. “We cannot guarantee that it would be resolved this week,” he said. Lacierda said there were deeper reasons for the pilots’ decision to resign en masse other than the attractive compensation and benefits offered by airlines in Hong Kong and the Middle East. “We thought it was just a simple case of higher wages luring pilots to seek jobs elsewhere,” Lacierda said. But he said the pilots’ union had since brought out more complaints against the management. PAL has been beset by growing labor unrest for months with ground crews and flight attendants also threatening strikes. Source: The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20100805hed5.html |
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