Hundreds of Philippine Airlines (PAL) ground workers went on strike on Tuesday, causing the cancellation of 172 domestic and international flights and stranding some 14,000 passengers. Some 300 members of the Philippine Airlines Employees Association (PALEA) staged the strike to protest the airline's outsourcing plans that will affect 2,600 workers.
"PALEA has decided to act now instead of waiting for the onslaught of the outsourcing typhoon on Friday," union president Gerry Rivera said. "This is the mother of all protests against layoffs and contractualization." PAL president and chief operating officer Jaime Bautista said the strike was illegal "which merits the imposition of administrative and criminal sanctions." "Our lawyers are studying all legal options, including the filing of administrative, civil and criminal charges against the illegal strikers," he said. "They are risking their retirement pay and other benefits because of their illegal actions."
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