photo credit: 桃市產總

A breakdown in negotiations led disgruntled employees to block the entrance to a Hsinchu store and scuffle with police.

The News Lens
Date: 2017/11/27
By: TNL Staff

Over one month of negotiations between a labor union and the management of a Homebox home furnishing store broke down on Nov. 25, leading to a strike that blocked the entrance to a store branch in Hsinchu City, a scuffle with police and the arrest of union leaders.

Nineteen employees were fired without warning on Oct. 17 as Homebox prepared to shut down its Taoyuan branch in December. The labor union sent a letter of protest to management on Oct. 23, but the company did not respond. The governments of Taoyuan City and Hsinchu County were called in to mediate.    [FULL  STORY]