9 Sept 2016

…The labor union of Taifini Copper and Conductor Inc. in Silang, Cavite filed a notice of strike…because of management interference over their right to organize…

…“Workers are being intimidated by supervisors and managers to desist from joining or resign from the union. Union officers have been repeatedly met by top management and recently by the owner himself in a bid to stop the unionization. Union officers and members have been told that its customers will stop their orders once a union is formed and that the company will be forced to shutdown if unionization continues. Overtime has been stopped and thus take home pay has been reduced as a way to harass workers.”…

The union is demanding a stop to the union busting campaign of management and a public declaration by Taifini management to respect freedom of association…

…The factory produces copper wire products for export to the US, Canada, Mexico, Europe and Japan, and includes giant multinational companies like Home Depot, Electrolux and General Electric as its customers…