LCMC, employees union sign 28th CBA

January 28, 2019 Provincial

MANKAYAN, BENGUET – The Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between the management of the Lepanto Consolidated Mining Corporation and the Lepanto Employees Union was signed this Friday, January 25, at the Baguio Country Club.
LEU President Warden Lapaddic said that the union, which is composed of a little less than 1,300 rank-and-file workers forged the CBA after five meetings.
“We considered the present financial condition of the company and became more open-minded,” Lapaddic said.
“We went for the win-win solution even if not all of our conditions were met,” he added.
LCMC President Brian Yap said that the completion of the CBA is a manifestation of the healthy relationship and trust anchored on good faith between the parties.
He said that the company is currently undergoing upgrading in its mills and its underground infrastructure for its copper and gold deposits.
LCMC Resident Manager Thom Consolacion said that the CBA is not even the first step.
“I would like to get your support especially in the productivity of the mines. Without the productivity, we can’t move forward,” said Consolacion.
The signing was witnessed by the members of LEU.
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