PAL row has deep roots, no breakthrough seen — Palace By Aytch S. de la Cruz 08/05/2010

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. “We’re getting more and more information on the conditions from both sides, Pilots expressed more problems and on the part of the PAL management, they also expressed their positions in line with those concerns,” Lacierda explained.... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20100805hed5.html

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