On Labor Day, the legislated wage hike would again be one of the major issues we will push. We've been asking for it for long a time. It's long overdue.

The coordinated actions on Thursday serve as unifying activities for our Labor Day schedules.

While the government deprives workers of wage hikes, it condones the weekly oil price hikes imposed by the Big Three and new oil players. How can the government expect workers to cope with the high cost of petroleum and its domino effect on prices of other basic goods and services?

If Filipinos are choosy, why do they still sneak into Iraq despite the violence there. Also, all the work that foreigners dislike, such as care-giving, are being taken by Filipinos.

Will we have a traditional Labor Day weekend -- absolutely not, ... No one with any soul will not be tempered by what we are going through.

We will hold the traditional Labor Day march and any untoward violence will not come from the workers? line.