The Labor Union of Tanduay Employees in Murcia filed a notice of strike yesterday before the National Conciliation and Mediation Board to dramatize their protest against alleged repressive measures imposed by the management of Tanduay Distillers Inc.–Bacolod.

LUTE, headed by Teofilo Agravante, includes rank-and-file workers as its members, now only numbering 42 from 80 because the management “flagrantly and maliciously ruined” their ranks, he said.

In their notice, the union cited unfair labor practice, particularly discrimination, by giving wage increase only to non-union members and by giving overtime work only to non-union members, harassment of union members and officers, and enticing union members to apply for early retirement.

Gov't spent P3B
on irrigation in ‘07

The National Irrigation Administration said in a report that P3.126 billion was spent by the government last year to restore and rehabilitate irrigation facilities servicing a total of 96,209 hectares.

Administrator Marcelino Tugaoen Jr. said the restored irrigation facilities now service 55,000 hectares, while the rehabilitated systems cover another 41,209 hectares, the report said.

Total area rehabilitated or restored by the NIA represent a 100 percent accomplishment rate for the agency, Yap said, noting the government's unprecedented spending on rural infrastructure in 2007.

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