CDC signs new CBA with 2 workers unions

CLARK FREEPORT—The officials of Clark Development Corporation announced the peaceful conclusion of the collective bargaining agreements (CBA) with two CDC employees unions recently.
The conclusion was capped with CDC President Benigno Ricafort signing the new CBA contracts with the Association of Concern CDC Employees (ACCES) and the Association of CDC Supervisory Personnel (ACSP) at the CDC’s Office of the President.
Among the highlights of the CBA stipulations with ACCES (the rank and file union), the employees will receive an across the board eight percent increase in salaries starting March 2010, including the signing bonus of P20,000 to all ACCES members. The increase in salaries will also include the non-members of ACCES and to all confidential employees.
All rank and file employees will also receive an additional P500 on rice allowance.
The ACSP, the supervisors union, also signed CBA where the highlight of the agreement is the approval of the P700 additional allowance. The CDC also approved the additional P500 on rice allowance.
Ricafort congratulated both unions for the immediate conclusion of the CBA negotiations.
The CBA negotiation was chaired by Ed Sibug for ACCES and Atty. Jose Cornelio Lukban for the CDC management; while the CBA for supervisory negotiation was chaired by Victor Barbieto for ACSP, and Vice President Pepito Galang of Corporate Services Group for the CDC management.