The China Post
Date: July 6, 2016
By: The China Post news staff

TAIPEI, Taiwan — The government granted two of the three demands tendered by the labor union of the Taiwan Railway Administration (TRA, 台鐵) in a meeting held yesterday.

The talk was attended by Transportation Minister Ho Chen Tan (賀陳旦) and TRA union head Hsieh Sheng-ming (謝勝明).

In the meeting, Ho Chen approved 303 more employees for the TRA workforce this year and a salary table that spells out the organization’s promotion standards. The salary table is also necessary for the administration to hold recruit exams.

Ho Chen said he will submit the proposal to the Executive Yuan within three days, and requested the Cabinet’s approval by July 15.

The TRA has long experienced a manpower shortage. With a different mindset, the new minister accepted the TRA’s first two demands, Hsieh said. The third demand of filling the labor shortage of 1,318 positions is still being evaluated.      [FULL  STORY]