Capitol Med, union settle
differences, sign new CBA
The notice of strike filed by the Capitol Medical Center
Employees Association- AFW against Capitol Medical Center has
been settled, NCMB OIC Shirley M. Pascual announced today.
Pascual, citing a report from RCMB-National Capitol Region
Director Edgar G. Aquino, said the parties agreed to close
negotiations for their Collective Bargaining Agreement on 27
May 2014 following the successful conciliation efforts of
RCMB-NCR.
The union filed a notice of strike against the company on 4
April 2014, on account of bargaining deadlock on issues of
union security, salary increase, hazard or special pay,
compensatory day-off, emergency medical and dental services,
hospitalization services, vacation, sick leave, other leaves,
bereavement assistance, and retirement benefits.
The parties agreed to settle after a series of conciliationmediation conferences. The company agreed to grant monetary
benefits amounting to P 3.1 M to 79 covered workers. The
agreement provided among others: 1) Union leave of 21 days; 2)
Salary adjustment of P400/ month, 2011-2014; 3) Dental
benefits; 4) Bereavement assistance of P5,000; and 5) Signing
Bonus of P2,000 per covered employee.
They will formally sign their CBA on 18 June 2014.
The CBA retroacts to June 20, 2011 and will be valid until
June 19, 2016 for the representation aspect. Economic and noneconomic provisions, meanwhile, shall be valid from June 20,
2011 to June 19, 2014.
“The agreement is sort of a breakthrough for both parties,
considering their history of protracted legal battle over
representation issues which have been marked by actual strikes
and, in some instances, assumption of their dispute by the
Labor Secretary,” Aquino, who assisted the parties with the
help of Conciliator-Mediator Amorsolo V. Aglibut, said.
Pascual commended the joint efforts of Aglibut and Aquino in
facilitating the agreement and ensuring that industrial peace
continues to reign in one of the biggest hospitals in Metro
Manila. – LIO Renato Canutal