EVA Air, flight attendants union to restart negotiations

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/05/23
By: Lee Hsin-Yin 
Taipei, May 23 (CNA) EVA Air, one of Taiwan’s two major airlines, will restart negotiations with the Taoyuan Flight Attendants Union (TFAU) Friday, after their last round of talks broke down in April, prompting an ongoing vote by union members on whether EVA Air flight attendants will go on strike.

It is hoped that a three-hour negotiation starting at 5:30 p.m. will address issues raised by the union, which mainly focus on salary, work hours and corporate governance, TFAU Deputy Secretary-General Chou Sheng-kai (周聖凱) told CNA.

“We are trying to create a working environment that is more friendly for flight attendants, and most of the improved conditions we are negotiating for are already enjoyed by China Airlines (CAL) flight attendants,” Chou said, referring to the other major airline in Taiwan, whose flight attendants went on strike in 2016.

Chou said the union is asking that allowances for EVA Air flight attendants when off work in overseas destinations be raised from NT$90 (US$3) to NT$150 per hour per flight, but insisted that such benefits not apply to non-union flight attendants.    [FULL  STORY]