[New post] Coalition of UP faculty and staff hold forum on salary-related issues in UP
Franco Gargantiel II posted: " The UP Salary Fight Network held a UP Systemwide forum titled "GRABE NA, KULANG NA! SAHOD, ITAAS NA!" on October 25 at the UP Diliman Student Union Building's Alcantara Hall. The forum aimed to address the different issues that have plagued " University of the Philippines
The UP Salary Fight Network held a UP Systemwide forum titled "GRABE NA, KULANG NA! SAHOD, ITAAS NA!" on October 25 at the UP Diliman Student Union Building's Alcantara Hall. The forum aimed to address the different issues that have plagued many members of the UP community such as delayed salaries, outdated worker benefits, the demands for higher pay for both contractual and regular workers and lecturers, overtime pay, and more.
In attendance, either in person or via Zoom, were various employees, from teachers to contractual workers. Among the speakers were All UP Academic Employees Union President Perlita Raña and UP Workers Alliance Chair Jonathan Beldia. They discussed the working conditions for rank-and-file employees and the general situation regarding salary processing in the University.
Celeste F. Vallejos, Director of the UP College of Social Work and Community Development Office of Research and Extension Development Office and member of the Alliance of Contractual Employees in UP (ACE UP), introduced the UP Salary Fight Network and spoke about how the network aims to combat all of these salary-related issues.
"Ano ang ating magagawa?" she asked. "Kailangan nating mamulat, magkaisa at kumilos."
The UP Salary Fight Network (UPSFN) is a broad coalition of UP faculty, REPS, and regular and contractual employees that advocates for meaningful and just salary increase and for a lasting solution to the problematic schemes and practices regarding salaries in UP. It is composed of various organizations, including the Workers Alliance, ACE UP, the All UP Academic Employees Union, CONTEND and the All UP Workers Union-UP Manila Philippine General Hospital, and was established during a press conference of REPS and UP contractual employees held in UP Manila in June 2023.
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