DUMAGUETE CITY – A labor strike looms at a premier learning institution here after the Silliman University Faculty Association (SUFA) and the school administration ended in a deadlock on certain propositions with regard to the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).
SUFA members officially announced the results of their strike vote, with 241 in favor of a strike while only two were against it, said Karl James Villarmea, a professor at the Silliman University Divinity School and member of the negotiating panel.
The strike vote was held June 26, three weeks after the Notice of Strike was filed, he said following a Notice of Strike with the National Conciliation and Mediation Board (NCMB) in Cebu City on the ground that a deadlock between the contending parties was declared on May 17.
Villarmea said the school administration and the SUFA started negotiations as early as April as part of the university’s regular process of reviewing the CBA every three years even though its validity is for five years. He said the negotiations mainly focused on the proposed adjustment of wages, but both parties failed to reach an agreement, with the school administration allegedly wanting to further review the proposals of the union.
Now that the strike vote was conducted and officially reported to the NCMB, the SUFA has seven days after the official announcement to go on strike. The strike may be longer or until an agreement is reached with the university administration. (Mary Judaline Partlow)
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