Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/05/24
By: Lee Hsin-Yin 

Taipei, May 24 (CNA) Talks between EVA Air and the Taoyuan Flight Attendants Union (TFAU) over flight attendant pay and work hours and corporate governance issues failed to reach common ground on Friday after both sides accused each other of acting in bad faith.

Following a meeting delayed by two hours due to squabbling over whether it should be broadcast live, the union said the airline addressed very few of its demands.

The management’s proposals were basically the same as those discussed during their last round of negotiations in April, which broke down and prompted a vote on whether EVA flight attendants should go on strike, a TFAU representative said.

Despite the disappointing outcome, the two sides agreed to meet again on May 29.
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