Philippine Airlines said on Friday it is open into an agreement with the legitimate members of the airline’s union to end an outsourcing dispute.
“We simply want to make sure that we talk to the duly-elected and legitimate leaders of the union so we can enter into a CBA [collective bargaining agreement] with the remaining and legitimate members of PALEA in our joint quest for industrial peace,” PAL president and chief operating officer Jaime Bautista said.
PAL said it was ready to resume CBA negotiations with PALEA once the labor Department resolved the issue on the legitimate leaders of the union, which had been pending since February 2015.
Bautista’s statement came after protest actions were carried out on Thursday by current and former PALEA members, who were calling for a stop to third-party outsourcing.
PAL on October 1, 2011 restructured its operations by placing airport services, call center reservations and catering under the jurisdiction of third-party service providers.