MEDIA
ADVISORY
January 19, 2016
Contact: Joseph Corpuz @ 09175451276
WHAT: Med reps of pharmaceutical giant Sanofi-Aventis to hold picket-protest
WHEN: Tomorrow, January 20, 2016, 7:00 a.m.
WHERE: Sanofi-Aventis, Feliza Building,
108 V.A. Rufino St, Makati
DETAILS: Scores of Sanofi-Aventis med reps are holding the protest tomorrow to
call on the company to end the deadlock over collective bargaining negotiations
by meeting workers’ demands for a wage increase. Since October last year, CBA
talks have been deadlocked over ten items from salary hike to hospitalization
plan. Last Friday, the notice of strike filed by the med reps union matured and
a strike can be launched any day according to law.
Lei Lucido,
president of the Sanofi-Aventis Employees Union(SAEU) said that “We call on
management to meet halfway the demands of its loyal, hardworking employees. For
two straight years, med reps have met their tough sales quotas and revenues are
increasing while the number of employees are decreasing. Sanofi med reps are just
asking for a salary we deserve. We are appealing for a fair share of the fruits
of our labor. We aim to conclude a good CBA that will be an industry benchmark which
should benefit all pharmaceutical workers.”
SAEU represents
some 200 med reps working for the company over the whole country. Similar
pickets will be held by SAEU members in cities of Angeles, Cebu and Davao. The protest tomorrow is the start of
daily actions to push for the resolution of the CBA deadlock.
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