TRA union calls for strike during the Lunar New Year
TRA union calls for strike during the Lunar New Year
2022-12-20
It’s one month to go until the Lunar New Year, when people across Taiwan return home to see their families. This year, those plans may be disrupted if the Taiwan Railway Labor Union goes ahead with a proposed strike. The union said it is dissatisfied with not being consulted on several points related to the corporatization of the railway company. Though the Taiwan Railways Administration says it is has maintained communication with the union, the two parties have yet to sit down for talks. The union says it will meet next week to discuss whether to strike.
With the Lunar New Year long holiday just around the corner, the Taiwan Railway Labor Union is again mulling a holiday strike.
Member of the public
Of course this will cause difficulties. The management and labor should properly communicate and work this out.
Some members of the public have expressed concerns that getting home for the holiday may be difficult. The union says it is dissatisfied with some of the procedures in the planned corporatization of the TRA. Specifically, union members said they were not consulted in regard to proposed vehicle-maintenance regulations under the corporate structure.
Wu Chang-chih
Taiwan Railway Labor Union
For such a large transportation network, we can’t allow trains to have any problems at all. In the interest of railway safety, let’s first stop the trains completely for the Lunar New Year, so we can have a good talk. After that we can think about holiday transportation.
In response, transport minister Wang Kwo-tsai visited the union to see if there was room to maneuver on the potential strike.
Chu Lai-shun
Taiwan Railways Administration
We are coordinating with the union, always coordinating.
Wu Chang-chih
Taiwan Railway Labor Union
This problem of poor communication runs counter to what we worked out on May 18. This is a problem of bad faith on your part, so don’t accuse us of not showing good will.
With the two sides still not at the negotiating table, passengers may find themselves without trains to ride home before the Lunar New Year. The union has said it will hold a meeting on Dec. 27 to discuss strike action. The public may need to wait one more week to find out whether their travel plans can go ahead.
台鐵公司化草案強行公告 工會揚言春節罷工
2022-12-20
交通部推動台鐵公司化，預計2024年掛牌營運，但工會不滿，針對維修費用辦法，交通部完全沒採納工會意見就強行公告，因此工會將在12月27日開會討論，不排除要在春節罷工停駛。對此，交通部長王國材第一時間致電工會溝通，台鐵也表示會持續協商。
農曆春節即將到來，今天卻傳出台鐵企業工會醞釀，將在春節期間不開車。
[[民眾]]
“當然困擾啊，勞資應該要好好協調溝通”
民眾憂心返鄉行程會受影響，直呼不方便，而工會選在重要的疏運期抗爭，就是因為不滿交通部推動台鐵公司化，最新公告的"車輛維修保養費用辦法"，完全沒採納工會意見就強行公告。
[[台鐵企業工會秘書 吳長智]]
“那麼大的運輸，我們不容許讓列車有一點點任何狀況，在行車不安全的情況下，春節的部分，完完全全把列車停下來，讓我們跟交通部好好談，再來談春節運輸”
對此，交通部長王國材第一時間，已經親自致電工會理事長溝通，希望能有轉圜餘地。
[[台鐵副局長 朱來順]]
“我們在協調，一直在協調”
[[台鐵企業工會秘書 吳長智]]
“既然溝通不良的情況下，與5/18所有會議的決議背道而馳，你先不仁，不要怪我們不義”
雙法若都不退讓，最無辜的還是無車可搭的民眾，而台鐵工會預計27號將開會，決定抗爭形式，揚言只要交通部沒釋出善意，春節就一定會有行動。
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