Philippine Airlines seeks dialogue with union on spin-off
By Doris C. Dumlao
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Flag carrier Philippine Airlines is seeking a dialogue with its union leaders for a “smooth” and “orderly” implementation of a spin-off program recently upheld by Malacañang, even as its workers prepare to mount another protest action this Monday against the restructuring plan.
The Lucio Tan-led airline on Thursday said it would invite leaders of the PAL Employees Association (Palea) to discuss the implementation of the program after the company got a Palace imprimatur on its plan to spin off its catering, ground handling and call center reservation units.
But Palea said its lawyers were preparing to raise the matter before the Court of Appeals, and that it would continue opposing Malacañang’s decision which the group said would lead to the layoff of 2,600 employees and reduce them to contractual workers under third-party service providers.
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