PERSONAL OPINION? An MOTC official rebutted a report that the ministry and the labor ministry are at odds, or that it had given out too much information

Taiei Times
Date: Jun 28, 2019
By: Shelley Shan  /  Staff reporter

The Ministry of Labor (MOL) yesterday allegedly accused the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) of leaking too much information to the media about its negotiations with the Taoyuan Flight Attendants’ Union over the strike against EVA Airways Corp and treating it like a subordinate rather than equal agency.

A report by the Chinese-language Apple Daily yesterday quoted an anonymous labor ministry official as saying that the MOL’s efforts to end the strike were being held back by the MOTC, with the latter creating confusion by proposing a strike authorization period.

Asked to comment on the report, Deputy Minister of Transportation and Communications Wang Kwo-tsai (王國材) said that it was probably the personal opinion of one labor official.

“The strike has made everybody busy and lowered everyone’s spirit. As far as I know, ministers and deputy ministers in both ministries are on good terms and are working hard to resolve this matter. Now is the time to resolve the labor dispute, rather than creating internal struggles,” he said.
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