[APWSLMembers 158] Fw: Toyota Motor Phillippines Corporation

[Carol Bridgens]

Secretary Patricia Sto
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Carol Bridgens 
To: osec at dole.gov.ph 
Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 3:31 AM
Subject: Toyota Motor Phillippines Corporation


Secretary Patricia Sto. Thomas

The department of Labour and Employment

Republic of Philippines

 

 

 

 

Dear Madame Secretary

 

We oppose your support of a new certification election.

This is a set up by management at Toyota Philippines and not from the workers base, contradicting the fact that a union is an organization of workers with officials elected by workers.

 

This is being done in breach of a standing order effected by your department; Department of Labour and Employment (DOLE), stating that no new certificate election be allowed whilst an unresolved dispute between workers and management pre-exists.

 

This also over-rides a previous decision made by the Supreme Court of the Philippines and the International Labour Organisation confirming the exclusive bargaining rights of the Toyota Motor Corporation Workers Organisation.

 

Supervisory employees are now to be counted as voters in shop floor workers interests in an effort to set up a highly questionable alternative to the TMPCWA.

 

To in any way be seen to support such a move is extremely suspicious.

 

Management has not taken responsibility for their actions.

For 6 years they have denied the legitimate union (TMPCWA), chosen by the rank and file, their collective rights despite no illegal action on behalf of the workers or their representatives.

 

We ask you to withdraw your support for Toyota Philippines management, and condemn their attempts to undermine the workers choice of representation by TMCPWA immediately.

 

14/02/2006

 

Carol Bridgens

APWSL (Aotearoa/New Zealand) 
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