May 27, 2009 1
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May 8, 2009 2
If globalization were an evolutionary period in the Philippines, then trade unions might very well be aged dinosaurs on the brink of extinction. It used to be that smokestack industries could do little without the support of labor unions. But the development of the global job market, the changing forms of labor relations, new technology and patterns of work, as well as the appearance of millions of new workers willing to work at whatever cost, have made organizing an uphill struggle for these former vanguards of workers’ rights. To make matters worse, ferocious infighting, pitiable wages for ordinary workers, declining benefits, and the rising number of informal workers cast serious doubts on the union’s ability to represent the interests of workers. Are unions, then, suffering from a crisis of relevance? And if so, are they bound to become a thing of the past?
This question was asked by Alicor L. Panao to Professor Jun Sibal, Dean of UP- SOLAIR.
Depending on one’s point of view and school of thought, people differs on their regard to labor union. Even investors have different perspective, though I would assume, more would prefer to keep their company union free because of the troublesome CBA.
Why employees start a union?
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