The Yokohama Unions Alliance of Yokohama Employees (AYE) and Alliance of Yokohama Supervisors (AYS) expressed their dismay over the management’s counterproposal on their Collective Bargaining Agreement.
It has been almost four (4) months since the negotiations started and yet there has been no clear indication on finalizing the agreements, the groups said.
Both unions uttered their disappointments on the management’s on denying most of the union’s proposals on the company’s political issues.
In addition, most of the proposals pertaining to the benefits and salaries of the employees were made lower by the management than the previous years.
Angelina C. Casasola and Juanito C. Arona, both vice presidents of the company, are heading the negotiations for the management panel of Yokohama. They are the top two local managers in the company.
The unions are still expecting the management to be considerate enough to consider their proposals and make them mutually fair for both the employees and the company.
Atty. Arnel Z. Dolendo, PTGWO’s National president, said they will still continue to pursue fair negotiations despite the challenges given by the management. He is still expecting that a fair agreement is possible.
AYE and AYS officers are weary of the management’s move because the latter still treats the union as a threat to the company’s business operations.
However, AYE and AYS officers claim that unions are to be treated as partners for employee productivity and not as an additional cost for the company.
There are still two (2) conferences left in the CBA schedule before the unions and the management weigh their options to close the agreement or for a deadlock.