Officers and members of the Alliance of Yokohama Employees (AYE) and Alliance of Yokohama Supervisors (AYS) are now worried of the threats and intimidation they are receiving allegedly from the Yokohama management.
According to the two labor unions, the company is allegedly selectively issuing memos and job transfers to identified union members which raised anxiety and tension.
Despite the alleged aggressive action by the management,
According to the AYE and AYS, they sought legal remedies to resolve the conflict,one of which was setting a dialogue between management and union officers, and filing cases in the National Conciliation and Mediation Board, a division of the Department of Labor and Employment.
But Yokomama VP for Operations Juanito Arona vehemently denied the accusations, saying all the management’s actions are within the bounds of their agreement.
“There is no truth to the allegations of the union. All our actions are within the CBA and there have been no violations,” Arona said.
“We feel betrayed by the union and its officers. We talk at least twice a month to resolve the issues. But now they’re singing a different tune,” Arona added.
But according to the union officers and members, they feel pressured by the management as a shakedown of security policies were intensified and additional CCTV cameras were installed.
“Yung isa sa aming ikinakatakot at ipinangangamba ay hindi na kami makahinga dahil sa lahat ng galaw namin ay minamatyagan. Nahihirapan din kami magtrabaho at hindi kami nagiging kampante,” AYE President Roel Padilla said.
But Arona said: “Wala rin pong katotohanan yan kasi po yung mga taong gumagawa nyan ay yung mga tamad naming manggagawa na natutulog kahit sa oras ng trabaho nila. Me iilang mga manggagawa kami na nawawala na lang sa linya nila at makikita mo na nasa ibang tagong lugar na ng planta at natutulog. Ipinagbabawal po namin yan unang una para mapangalagaan ang kanilang kaligtasan. Sabi nga namin lagi sa kanila wala kang dapat ikatakot kung ikaw ay isang mabuting empleyado ng kumpanya at walang nilalabag na anuman,” Arona said.
Although during Labor Management Committee meetings, union officers and representatives from the top local management, headed by Angelina Casasola and Arona, both top local top honchos of the company, discuss different issues arising from the grievances.of the employees, the top management oftentimes turn a deaf ear to the pleadings of their employees.
“Kadalasan pa nga hindi pinapansin ang amin mga hinaing, bagkus ay lalo pa nila ibinababa ang mga morale at binibigyan ng hard time lalung lalo na ang mga opisyales ng union,” Padilla added.
Arona, however, countered: “Sinasabi nila na nagbibingibingihan kami sa mga grievances ng aming mga empleyado samantalang lahat naman po ng pangangailangan nila at request nila na nakasaad sa CBA namin ay tinutupad namin.”
“Maaring hindi lang ito ang mga isyung kanilang ilalabas pa sa kabila ng aming mga ginagawang paguusap pero tapos na po ang CBA namin at ipinapatupad namin iyon. Ipinapangako ko po (in behalf of the YTPI Management) na hindi gagawin ng management ng YTPI ang labagin ang kahit anu mang probisyon na nakasaad sa CBA naming ito,” he said.