After canceled bookings, PAL now faces labor strike By Marie Surbano and Angie M. Rosales 09/10/2010

After canceled bookings, PAL now faces labor strike
By Marie Surbano and Angie M. Rosales
09/10/2010

Just as airline bookings are dropping like flies in the aftermath of the bloody hostage crisis, flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) faced a new predicament yesterday as its cabin crew filed a notice of strike aimed at paralyzing the operations of the airline.

PAL said the filing of the notice of strike by its cabin crew union is ill-timed saying that it would scare away tourists and would cause damage to the company’s fragile finances.

Senators urged the Executive to step into the impending strike to arrest a possible paralysis of its operations.

Senators Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Sen. Ramon Revilla Jr. both joined the call saying that government must now step in to find a workable solution to the PAL row.

Revilla, chairman of the public services committee, said government must be accorded enough opportunity to exhaust all possible remedies..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

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