PISTON is calling on all transport workers to stand in solidarity with the Nexperia Philippines Inc. Workers Union (NPIWU-NAFLU-KMU) and support their upcoming strike against unjust labor practices perpetuated by electronics company Nexperia Philippines Inc. Nexperia is a multinational semiconductor company that manufactures crucial chips used in electronics and automotives, including electric vehicles. Among its…
This recent development serves as irrefutable proof that the people’s collective power can shake even the Senate. Marcos Jr has only isolated himself even more from the people and even from his fragmented clique. The widespread transport strikes and protests in recent months, and the legislators’ response to this, clearly indicate growing dissatisfaction with his…
PISTON calls for support and donations for transport workers and communities affected by Typhoon Carina (international name: Gaemi).
In his third SONA, Marcos Jr once again failed to address the plight of thousands of jeepney drivers and small operators being displaced by his regime’s public transport modernization program. His transport policies have always prioritized big-ticket infrastructure projects injected with massive foreign debt and only serving as milking cow for his cronies salivating to…
The Marcos Jr regime’s refusal to admit that the widespread transport strikes of 2024 forced their hand is nothing short of cowardice. Let’s be clear: these strikes compelled them to allow a limited number of unconsolidated PUVs to continue operating. On April 30, 2024, at the height of our strikes against the forced consolidation scheme,…