The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP)

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Taking companies at their word
ICFTU Online... 090/990507/LD, 7 May 1999. The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines, TUCP, successfully used a code of conduct adopted by a multinational enterprise, for organising a union among 275 workers (all but 47 women) in Monasteria Knitting, Inc.
Philippines union seeks 12 percent wage rise
AFP, Saturday 25 May 2002. The wages of the workers are very low. We need an increase now, says Trade Union Congress of the Philippines chairman Democrito Mendoza. More than one-fourth of the labor force are unemployed or under-employed—having part-time jobs that add up to less than 40 hours a week.
ICFTU Deplores Terrorist Attack of Davao
ICFTU Online..., 6 March 2003. In a message of solidarity to its Philippines affiliates the TUCP, the ICFTU offers a politically safe statement, expressing abhorrence of the bomb attack on Davao City airport in Mindanao.
No pay hike appeal for workers
By Mayen Jaymalin, The Philippine Star, 6 November 2003. Adjusting its policy to the needs of business, the TUCP noted that workers nationwide are not getting any wage increase, at least for this year, for it opted anew to abandon the annual tradition of seeking salary adjustments.
GMA, ALU swap endorsements
By Allan I. Varquez, Sun.Star Staff Reporter With Minerva B. Gerodias, Sun.Star, Sunday 18 April 2004. The Associated Labor Unions-Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (ALU-TUCP) announced its support for Arroyo's bid for a fresh mandate, and she assured support for the moderate labor group's bid to land a seat in Congress, and she said she considers TUCP a full partner in the coalition that is supporting her candidacy.