Workers oppose Wyeth layoffs. The Wyeth Philippines Progressive Workers Union (WPPWU-DFA-KMU) denounced the company’s “cluster crew” scheme for the factory operations. According to the union, this scheme is labor flexibilization that will increase workers’ workload, transfer them to other production sections, and possibly result in layoffs.

The plan to implement the “cluster crew” emerged while WPPWU representatives and Wyeth management were negotiating a new CBA that began in June. The union is pushing for a ₱15,000 wage increase over three years, additional benefits, and the regularization of contractual workers.

Kawasaki strike’s 100th day. Members of the Kawasaki United Labor Union (KULU) gathered on August 29 to mark the 100th day of their strike that began in May after a deadlock in CBA negotiations. They held a program in front of the Kawasaki Motors Phils Corporation (KMPC) headquarters in Muntinlupa City. Kilusang Mayo Uno and its unions joined the program.

Dismissed Nexperia workers reinstated. After months of persistence and a case filed at Dole, the Nexperia Philippines Inc. Workers Union (NPIWU-NAFLU-KMU) on August 18 won the reinstatement of two workers and union leaders dismissed illegally by the capitalist. The decision stipulated that the two must return to their previous positions, retain their seniority rights, and receive all unpaid wages and benefits from March 10 until their reinstatement. The two, along with two other union officials, were dismissed in December 2024 on accusations of “blocking” the entry and exit of company products.