THE NEXPERIA PHILIPPINES Inc. Workers’ Union (NPIWU)-NAFLU-KMU members numbering 1,246 out of a total of 1,883 voted in favor of launching a strike against the company’s mass layoffs. The union conducted the strike vote on July 29-30 in Cabuyao, Laguna.

The activity went smoothly after blatant management interference on July 17-18 which delayed polling. The union filed a Notice of Strike on June 26.

Worker in the senate. On August 2, at the NPIWU-NAFLU-KMU assembly, Jerome Adonis, Kilusang Mayo Uno general secretary, announced running for senator under the Makabayan Coalition in the upcoming 2025 election. Adonis, who has been a KMU organizer for 22 years, is the third candidate under Makabayan.