Union Leader Bob Crow Dead

[raynaputi]

I left my apprenticeship in the printing industry because of the two opposing unions within the same company..
I was only 17 years old and knew I had to get out!!
Scary .....!!

It's the same in the Philippines. My friend and I had on the job training (OJT) in PLDT on our last semester in college. There was a union strike that time for a week so we were off that week. When we got back after that, I can't believe how they treated the ones who didn't join them in the strike. A few officemates that they were so close with before the strike, they were condemning them and seems like bullying them and saying nasty things to them after. These aren't just people on the minimum wage, these include supervisors, managers, and such (the ones bullying). I believe the ones they were bullying were asked to be transferred to another office/dept because they didn't go to that work after a few weeks of being bullied. That made me put off applying for work there. It scared me.

[London_Manila]

It's the same in the Philippines. My friend and I had on the job training (OJT) in PLDT on our last semester in college. There was a union strike that time for a week so we were off that week. When we got back after that, I can't believe how they treated the ones who didn't join them in the strike. A few officemates that they were so close with before the strike, they were condemning them and seems like bullying them and saying nasty things to them after. These aren't just people on the minimum wage, these include supervisors, managers, and such (the ones bullying). I believe the ones they were bullying were asked to be transferred to another office/dept because they didn't go to that work after a few weeks of being bullied. That made me put off applying for work there. It scared me.

People should be free to do want they want when it comes to going on strike
Any bullying or intimidation after any strike is a big no no

Over 20 union officials have been murdered in the Philippines over the last decade

Along with journalists good union officials don't last long there!