FLIGHT ATTENDANT FUROR: Some lawmakers said that employees should give notice before a strike, while others said that it could severely damage their bargaining power
Taipei Times
Date: Jun 23, 2019
By: Jonathan Chin / Staff writer, with CNA
Party caucuses at the Legislative Yuan yesterday gave mixed opinions on whether there should be a
An EVA Airways flight attendant holds a sign reading: “Join us, it is never too late” during a protest outside the airline’s headquarters in Taoyuan’s Nankan District yesterday.
Photo: CNA
EVA Airways flight attendants began a strike at 4pm on Thursday after negotiations with their employer broke down earlier in the day.
A total of 8,600 travelers were affected on the first day of the strike.
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislators Yeh Yi-jin (葉宜津) and Chen Ming-wen (陳明文) had separately proposed amending the law after China Airlines pilots staged a strike earlier this year, DPP caucus whip Ker Chien-ming (柯建銘) said.
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