The China Post
Date: June 21, 2016
By: CNA
TAIPEI–The China Airlines (CAL) Employees Union called Monday for stability and said its
Ge Zou-liang, second from right, president of the China Airline Employees Union (CAEU), said at a press conference that the planned strike by flight attendants is not masterminded by the union but manipulated by outside forces. He questioned whether 2,000 flight attendants can determine a strike that may affect the work of over 10,000 members of the union. (CNA)
members want nothing more than their jobs, while members of a different flight attendant union prepare to vote on whether or not to launch strike action.
The CAL Employees Union made the appeal at a press conference in Taipei, in which it accused the proposed strike as being provoked by “exterior forces,” arguing that CAL employs over 10,000 workers, only around 2,000 of whom are flight attendants.
The protest by only some flight attendants should not be seen as representing the position of all CAL employees, union President Ko Tso-liang said.
The voting on a strike proposal “has battered the company’s reputation and its sustainable development,” “has damaged flight security and travelers’ rights and benefits,” and “has affected the livelihoods of the firm’s employees,” according to Ko. [FULL STORY]
