The World - News from March 27, 1986

U.S. military authorities agreed to discuss demands of 24,000 striking Filipino employees if they dismantle blockades keeping another 20,000 workers away from U.S. bases in the Philippines. Thousands of strikers manned picket lines and blockades formed by vehicles and logs outside Subic Bay Naval Base, Clark Air Base and six smaller installations as the walkout entered its sixth day. The strike was called when the Pentagon rejected a demand for severance pay upon resignation. At the Subic Bay base, strikers reportedly threw rocks and bottles at Philippine soldiers escorting U.S. servicemen into the base.