The Bacolod Our Lady of Mercy Specialty Hospital Employees Union and the hospital management failed to reconcile their labor dispute in a meeting Friday before the National Conciliation and Mediation Board after the union filed a notice of strike, a press release from its president said yesterday.

The management rejected the demand of the union to return all terminated officers and members of the union brought by management’s unfair labor practices and union busting, union president Roberto Villaram said yesterday.

The BOLMSHEU is prepared to conduct the strike vote next week, he added.     

“The union is already preparing for a strike vote in defense of the union and the jobs of hospital employees,” Villaram said.

On March 11, BOLMSHEU filed a Notice of Strike before the National Conciliation and Mediation Board on the ground of Unfair Labor Practice due to union busting that they said cause systematic harassment to their union leaders and members. Aside from 31 employees terminated last year, Management terminated 18 cooks, bakers, food servers and ambulance drivers last March 1 and March 15, respectively, they added.*

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