St. Luke’s Medical Center and UDMC Employees Get Increases in CBA

 

          NCMB Executive Director Hans Leo J. Cacdac disclosed today that St. Luke’s Medical Center and St. Luke’s Medical Center Employees Association-AFW has concluded their CBA negotiations on September 8, 2005 after 3 conciliation meetings.

 

            The dispute between the management of the hospital and employees’ association arose out of deadlock in negotiation over wage increases and other economic provisions of the CBA. On August 26, 2005, the union filed a notice of strike before the NCMB, signifying its intention to go on strike on account of the deadlock.

 

            Director Cacdac said that St. Lukes’s Medical Center agreed to grant the 1,900 employees a 10% wage increase inclusive of the NCR Wage Order No. 11 for the first year of the CBA and another 9% each for the second and third year of the CBA.  Under the agreement signed before Conciliator Mediators Noli S. Diega and Amorsolo V. Aglibut, the employees will also receive two sacks of rice convertible to cash in the amount of P1,000 per sack, a hazard pay of P200 per month per covered employee, an additional Christmas bonus of P1,000 for three years or P4,000 annually and a signing bonus amounting to 60% of the basic pay of the employee.

 

            Management and union likewise agree to maintain the provisions of the old CBA with respect to non-economic issues.

 

            The economic package is estimated to cost P 356 million spread over a period of three years.

           

            In a related development, the dispute involving United Doctors Medical Center and the United Doctors Medical Center Employees Association-Obrero Pilipino was amicably settled on September 8, 2005 when the parties concluded an agreement. Salient points of the settlement included the salary increases of the 200 covered employees for the remaining period of the CBA amounting to P430 per employee effective March 1, 2005 and another P400 per employee effective March 1, 2006.  The agreement likewise included the upgraded seniority pay of the employees and the P2,000 signing bonus.  Total package is estimated at P4.5 million.

 

            Conciliator Mediator Ma. Elena M. Hernandez assisted the parties.