Capitalist's attacks of Philippine airline workers

[internasyonalista]

Philippine airline workers under attack! (http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/08/18/11/palea-prepares-protests-vs-pal-spinoff#comment-100740)
(http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/08/18/11/palea-prepares-protests-vs-pal-spinoff#comment-100740)

This is the latest development in the Philippines concerning the state and capitalists' attacks against the working class. The union despite its "pro-worker" rhetoric still cling to legal means (court battles) with token protest actions. Since last year the union is trying very hard to win the legal battle but always thwarted by the state. The workers since late last year showed its readiness to strike by almost 100% YES in the union initiated strike vote. Yet until now, with months of so-called preparation to strike, the union is obviously not serious to follow the WILL of the workers: TO STRIKE. It seems that the union only used the strike vote to "put pressure" to the management and state. But since the management and state know very well that the union is not serious if using the the powerful weapon of the class, this is what happens now. Anyway, let's wait and see again....

[TheSocialistGadfly]

Concerning about the Union's undecidedness about the strike, I have 2 hypothetical guesses:
1) They would stick on pushing through legal means since by striking, they're going to somehow look like neglecting their cause's legality.
2) I think that the Union is made up of all PAL's workers (let's say 60,000), then by striking, for the sake of 3,000 people, the Union, including its officers, might lose their faces and positions or their 'sipsip' factor with the PAL's management.


Regarding PAL's attack on the working class, it is clearly one of the many manifestations of the oppression of the weak by the big capitalists.
Apparently, PAL's income was more than stable. So what is the use of this lay-off of workers?
Profit.
They want more profit.

I don't want to make this reply longer so, I would just like to say how I hate the system of governance here in our country, the Philippines. It is just thrilling to imagine that a better world is possible for us, and it is only through capitalism that this is possible.

[W1N5T0N]

um...no? capitalism is why people are getting screwed over in the phillipines in the first place?

[o well this is ok I guess]

Isn't the Philippines really harsh on their left wingers?

My mum attended more than a few funerals when she ran with the Communist Party there.

[internasyonalista]

Isn't the Philippines really harsh on their left wingers?

It's just like warring gangsters (Right-wing vs left-wing) of the bourgeoisie.:D

[internasyonalista]

Concerning about the Union's undecidedness about the strike, I have 2 hypothetical guesses:
1) They would stick on pushing through legal means since by striking, they're going to somehow look like neglecting their cause's legality.
2) I think that the Union is made up of all PAL's workers (let's say 60,000), then by striking, for the sake of 3,000 people, the Union, including its officers, might lose their faces and positions or their 'sipsip' factor with the PAL's management.

Unions are not anymore an organizational weapon of the proletariat to defend itself against capitalism's attacks.

[piet11111]

2) I think that the Union is made up of all PAL's workers (let's say 60,000), then by striking, for the sake of 3,000 people

An injury to one is an injury to us all.