The fair track to expanded free trade: making TAA benefits more accessible to American workers.
I. INTRODUCTION II. THE POLITICS OF U.S. TRADE LIBERALIZATION A. U.S. Trade Liberalization After Smoot-Hawley B. The Quid Pro Quo of Trade Adjustment Assistance for Fast Track Authority III. THE DEFECTIVE CERTIFICATION PROCESS AND UNSUITABLE SCHEME FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW A. DOL's Flawed Investigative Process B. The Inapt Scheme for...

Jinggoy speaks at Geneva meet, bats for workers' rights.
Byline: BRENDA PIQUERO TUAZON Senate President Protempore Jose "Jinggoy" Estrada sought yesterday a global mandate from member-countries of the International Parliamentary Union (ILU) now meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, to uphold the human rights of migrant workers, including over eight million Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs). The...

2,800 Filipinos leave daily to work abroad.
Byline: RAYMUND F. ANTONIO Despite the alarming increase in welfare cases involving Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), about 2,800 migrant workers daily are leaving the country to seek employment in more than 197 labor-host countries. Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) chief Rosalinda Baldoz said the Filipino...

Justice for 11 OFWs from Iraq vowed.
Byline: RAYMUND F. ANTONIO Vice President Noli de Castro welcomed yesterday the Department of Labor and Employment's (DoLE) suspension of the licenses of two recruitment agencies involved in the case of 11 Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who were illegally deployed to Iraq. The DoLE suspended...

31,275 pass nursing exam.
Byline: RAYMUND F. ANTONIO A total of 31,275 nursing examinees passed this year's licensure examination administered by the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) to 64,909 board exam takers, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) said yesterday. The complete list of those who passed the licensure...

Workers receive pay hikes thru CBAs - DoLE.
Byline: RAYMUND F. ANTONIO Seven out of 10 collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) forged by workers and their employers over the last five years provided various wage hikes and welfare benefits, according to the Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics (BLES). In its study, BLES said...

Muslims to rally vs restrictions on DHs.
Byline: EDD K. USMAN Thousands of Muslims affected by new restrictions imposed by the government on domestic helpers (DH) bound for abroad will stage a protest rally today at the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) and will call for the resignation of DoLE Secretary Arturo D....

Nursing retake exam passers listed in Section B.
Byline: RAYMUND F. ANTONIO The Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) headed by Secretary Arturo Brion announced yesterday that starting on Sept. 3, certificates will be issued to the successful nursing examinees who volunteered to retake Tests 3 (medical-surgical nursing) and 5 (psychiatric nursing) for employment eligibility...

Board resolution lowers minimum age requirement for OFWs.
Byline: RAYMUND F. ANTONIO Labor officials give in to the clamor of disgruntled groups by amending the overseas employment regulations under the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) Board Resolution, making adjustments to the age, training, and assessment requirements but the US$ 400 minimum monthly salary and no...

Charter schools and collective bargaining: compatible marriage or illegitimate relationship?
I. INTRODUCTION II. WHY CHARTER SCHOOLS III. EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS AND CHARTER SCHOOLS A. Charter Schools as High Performance Workplaces B. Traditional Public Schools and the Industrial Labor Relations Model C. The Industrial Model, Teacher Unions, and Charter Schools IV. TEACHER COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND HIGH PERFORMANCE WORKPLACES A. Teacher Unions...