Kilusang Mayo Uno
Kilusang Mayo Uno (English: May First Movement), also known by its initials KMU is an independent labor center in the Philippines. It promotes "genuine, militant and patriotic trade unionism. The KMU was established on May 1, 1980 to fill a clear need for a workers' organization that would stand for workers' rights and against foreign domination.
May First Movement Labor Center | |
| Kilusang Mayo Uno | |
| Founded | May 1, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Felixberto Olalia Sr. (founding Chairperson) |
| Type | Trade union center |
| Headquarters | Quezon City, Metro Manila |
| Location | |
Membership (2018) | 125,000 |
Chairperson | Elmer Labog |
Secretary-General | Jerome Adonis |
| Secessions | Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino |
| Affiliations | BAYAN ITUC WFTU IMF ILPS |
The KMU is one of the two primary labor centers alongside the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines. It is a social movement union closely linked with the broader national democratic movement in the Philippines. The organization brands its unionism as "genuine, militant, and nationalist."
The federation started out with seven founding union federations and 50,000 members. By 1990, the KMU reported having as many as 750,000 members affiliated under its unions. In the 1990s the movement separated into several smaller organizations over ideological, political, and organizational differences.
Today, the KMU is organized into eleven national federations and one regional federation with approximately 125,000 affiliate members. KMU also has two affiliate mass organizations, the Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (PISTON, Solidarity of Drivers' and Operators' Organizations Nationwide) and Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap (KADAMAY, Federation of Mutual Aid for the Poor).