Advisory: Labor Day activities

LABOR DAY ACTIVITIES

Protest preparations

April 30, 10:00 am

@ PALEA picketline (near NAIA Terminal 3)

PM members will be making streamers for the Labor Day rally, preparing eggs to symbolize line “bokya si PNoy sa mga manggagawa,” and setting up a wreath for PALEA picketer Bien Ruiz who died of a stroke yesterday

Vigil by 200 workers

April 30

Assembly at 5:00 pm in Morayta cor. Espana

March to Mendiola by 6:00 pm

Boiled eggs will be used to highlight line that after three Labor Days, workers have gained nothing from President Aquino

Wreath laying at Mendiola for PALEA picketer Bien Ruiz

      

May 1: Nationwide protests

Manila: Big rally by Nagkaisa

Assembly at 7:00 am from Welcome Rotonda to Ramon Magsaysay HS

March from Espana to Mendiola

                    Cebu: 7,000-strong rally by Nagkaisa

                              Assembly at 9:00 am downtown Colon

                              March to Fuente Osmena

Bacolod: PM and labor coalition GAWA joint rally

Iloilo: March-rally to Plaza Letagay in the morning

Theme of Labor Day commemoration is “Manggagawa Naman,” meaning for workers issues to be a priority in the national agenda.

In particular this translates to a critique of President Aquino’s inaction on workers demands for regular jobs, wage hike and labor rights. Workers will also challenge candidates running in the elections to respond to workers demands.