More transport workers complain of overwork / 抗議血汗班表 台鐵運務員嗆秋節休假　　　　　　　　　　

Train drivers in the Taiwan Railways Administration complained that they are overworked and understaffed. Some conductors who work late at night, said they sleep less than four hours before their next shift. And now 400 TRA workers are demanding that the TRA adjust their shifts, increase subsidies and add staff. Otherwise they will work-to-rule, and take the Mid-Autumn holiday off. The ticket counters in railway stations are always busy with ticket personnel working hard to service the queues. Train drivers protested and want to take the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday off. Now transport workers on night shifts, who are on from 8 pm until 8 am the next day and repeat the shift after 24 hours, are also protesting. Their next shift starts again at 8 am. Although there is an interval of 24 hours in between, they have to be at the station for three days continuously. There are also train conductors who are on duty late into the night, and have less than four hours to sleep before they have to go on duty again. There is a continuous cycle of this schedule of shifts and no extra pay for night work. ==YANG SHAO-PING TRA Taipei Train Station Dir.== Recently, we've been considering cutting services, especially less necessary services at off-peak times that have fewer passengers. The TRA currently has about 4,000 transport workers and 400 of these have demanded the TRA modify their shifts, increase subsidies and add staff. If not, they will launch the first ever Mid-Autumn Festival work-to-rule, which means they will not work on the national holiday. The TRA said it has dealt with lack of staff by cutting services and adjusting shifts. It will continue to communicate with the union about additional pay for night shifts. The Ministry of Transportation and Communications plans to reduce road traffic over the Mid-Autumn Festival by asking highway buses to add extra services. They will offer 15 percent discounts for journeys over 100 km on at least 65 routes. ==PASSENGER== Reporter: Would you change to long distance bus? I suppose so. Why? Because it is cheaper. ==PASSENGER== But taking the long distance bus you get stuck in traffic. Hoshin Buses from Banciao to Taichung will have the biggest discounts with the original NT$375 dropping to NT$280. The National Association for Bus Transport will announce routes with discounts this week and then open booking. TRANSLATED BY：CLARE LEAR 台鐵售票大廳一早就出現滿滿買票搭車的人潮，售票的站務人員忙碌的雙手都沒有停過，繼駕駛抗議過勞發起秋節依法休假後，現在又傳出有夜班的站務員，從晚上8點上到隔天上午8點，24小時後，又從上午8點上早班，中間雖間隔24小時，但其實連3天都會出現在車站，甚至還有列車長執勤到深夜，睡不到4時又得再執勤，這樣的排班方式不斷輪迴，而且沒有夜間加給。 ==台鐵台北站務主任 楊韶平== 最近來講是在做一個減班 尤其像部份不需要的班次 或是說離峰時間 運量比較低的班次 做一個拆班的考量 目前台鐵約有4000名運務人員，現在已經有400名串聯，近日將向台鐵爭取修改排班辦法、增加津貼和人力，否則將發動史上首次中秋節依法休假，台鐵表示，針對人力不足，已規劃列車減班、班表調整，至於夜間津貼會持續與工會溝通，另外為減少民眾在連假期間開車上國道造成塞車，交通部協調國道客運業者秋節全面加開加班車，並針對100公里以上路線推出全天平均8.5折優惠，至少65條路線適用。 ==民眾== （改搭客運）應該會吧 （為什麼)因為就比較便宜啊 ==民眾== 搭客運會塞車啊 其中降幅最多為和欣客運板橋到台中兩排椅，原價375元，優惠價280元，相當於打約7.5折，客運公會本周將統計優惠路線，定案後就會開放訂票。 記者 吳雅瑜 陳柏諭 台北報導