STARTING NEW. Officers of the HKJ-3 Workers Union take their oath on Tuesday after breaking away from the leftist Kilusang Mayo Uno to form their own independent labor group. Aerine Marie R Reyes, director of National Conciliation and Mediation Board (NCMB) in Region 11, administers the oath. (Photo grabbed from 71st IB Facebook Page)
DAVAO CITY -- Some 220 members and officers of the Musahamat Workers Labor Union (MWLU) in Compostela Valley province withdrew from the leftist Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) to form their own organization, a military official said Thursday.
1Lt Jhocell Asis, civil-military operations officer of the Army's 71st Infantry Battalion (IB), said MWLU officers took their oath in Pantukan town on Tuesday after reorganizing under the new HKJ-3 Workers Union.
According to Asis, the MWLU members decided to bolt away from KMU because they felt being "used for selfish gains and being indoctrinated to go against the management of the company, resulting in different mass demonstrations."
The KMU has long been identified by military authorities as one of the legal fronts of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), and recruitment ground for its armed wing, the New People's Army (NPA). The CPP-NPA is listed as a terrorist organization by the United States, European Union, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the Philippines.
In fact, Asis said the former MWLU members surrendered to the 71IB three months ago for being members of the NPA's underground mass-based organization.
"They are now free and they will no longer give monthly dues to KMU. Most importantly, they are no longer obliged to join rallies initiated by KMU," the Army official said.
During Tuesday's oath-taking ceremony, Asis said the HKJ-3 Workers Union thanked Lt. Col. Esteveyn Ducusin, commander of the 71IB, for shepherding the group's transition from a KMU-affiliated organization into an independent workers' union that only look after the welfare of its members.
Ducusin said the union's decision to break away from KMU reflects the level of cooperation among the Army, the local government units, and the national government.
"We will assure that we will continue to implement relevant activities for further development of the union,” Ducusin said.
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1078556
DAVAO CITY -- Some 220 members and officers of the Musahamat Workers Labor Union (MWLU) in Compostela Valley province withdrew from the leftist Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) to form their own organization, a military official said Thursday.
1Lt Jhocell Asis, civil-military operations officer of the Army's 71st Infantry Battalion (IB), said MWLU officers took their oath in Pantukan town on Tuesday after reorganizing under the new HKJ-3 Workers Union.
According to Asis, the MWLU members decided to bolt away from KMU because they felt being "used for selfish gains and being indoctrinated to go against the management of the company, resulting in different mass demonstrations."
The KMU has long been identified by military authorities as one of the legal fronts of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), and recruitment ground for its armed wing, the New People's Army (NPA). The CPP-NPA is listed as a terrorist organization by the United States, European Union, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the Philippines.
In fact, Asis said the former MWLU members surrendered to the 71IB three months ago for being members of the NPA's underground mass-based organization.
"They are now free and they will no longer give monthly dues to KMU. Most importantly, they are no longer obliged to join rallies initiated by KMU," the Army official said.
During Tuesday's oath-taking ceremony, Asis said the HKJ-3 Workers Union thanked Lt. Col. Esteveyn Ducusin, commander of the 71IB, for shepherding the group's transition from a KMU-affiliated organization into an independent workers' union that only look after the welfare of its members.
Ducusin said the union's decision to break away from KMU reflects the level of cooperation among the Army, the local government units, and the national government.
"We will assure that we will continue to implement relevant activities for further development of the union,” Ducusin said.
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1078556
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