00:00Meanwhile, the National Electrification Administration has promised to honor the collective bargaining agreement signed for workers in various electric cooperatives across the country.
00:10This comes after issues were raised regarding the non-implementation of certain CBAs, which was questioned by Akbayan Representative Percy Sedania during the budget hearing of the Department of Energy at the House of Representatives.
00:24According to NEA Administrator Antonio Mariano Almeda, they have already consulted the Department of Labor and Employment on the matter.
00:33He also said they found certain provisions in the CBAs that could affect the operations of electric cooperatives.
00:39In connection with this, with the help of Dole, training will be conducted for directors of electric cooperatives and officials of labor unions on CBA negotiations to ensure that the CBAs that will be crafted is feasible.
00:53And at the same time, NEA will file cases against directors who are using labor unions to gain benefits that should only be given to rank-and-file employees.
