TRANSASIA AIRWAYS STAFF STILL IN CONFLICT WITH LIN MING-SHENG|復興開董事會 工會圍堵林明昇爆衝突

After Far Eastern Air Transport announced that it intends to take over and restructure TransAsia Airways, it has been said that recently, the airline is fighting for the qualification to restructure TransAsia Airways from its lenders. It is a positive development which the Financial Supervisory Commission is glad to see. On Dec. 19, Over 200 members of the TransAsia Airways' labor union protested outside company's headquarter when the company held an emergency board meeting, asking chairman Lin Ming-Sheng to meet with them. They had conflicts with the security guards when attempting to enter the building. Over 200 members of the TransAsia Airways' labor union protested outside company's headquarters, asking chairman Lin Ming-Sheng to meet with them. The protest turned violent as security guards blocked protesters from entering the building. Some people were injured during the chaos. On Dec.19, TransAsia Airways held an emergency board meeting to discuss about the airline's being fined by the Taipei City Government's Department of Labor and the shareholder meeting in January. TransAsia Airway's employees took a three-pronged approach, blocking the lanes in the parking space, side entrance, and the main entrance, saying that they will not leave until they have a talk with Lin. ==PANG MIN-YI Dep. Ex. Dir. TransAsia Airways' union== We have voiced our requirements, but there was no use. We don't want to see the board of directors selling us employees again. We ask for an extra two-month severance pay based on the Act for Worker Protection of Mass Redundancy. This is how much they should pay us. We don't want to see them close the door and after that tell the public that they have already given us the a two-month severance pay. Far Eastern Air Transport has announced that it intends to take over and restructure TransAsia Airways. It said that it is now discussing restructuring plans with banks and the Civil Aeronautics Administration has been informed of its preparations for new personnel, flight route and fleet arrangement. ==HO CHEN TAN MOTC Minister== Restructuring plans should be based on the Company Act. The MOTC's stance is that passengers is the top priority. We have to protect their rights of being served properly. Therefore, we focus more on the distribution and management of aviation rights. It is said that FAT is fighting for the qualification to restructure TransAsia Airways from its lenders. The Financial Supervisory Commission said that it is optimistic about FAT taking over TransAsia Airways and noted that it should first submit the plan to the CAA for approval. TRANSLATED BY：ARIEL HSIEH 不滿董事長林明昇，在公司解散後避不見面，復興航空工會200多名員工，企圖直接進公司找人，遭保全擋下，混亂中，工會員工眼鏡被推掉，有人受傷。 復興航空下午召開臨時董事會，主要討論公司解散後，遭北市勞動局開罰，以及一月份股東會相關議案，員工要求和林明昇當面對談，兵分三路，圍堵車道，側門和大門，揚言不見不散。 ==復興航空工會副理事長 龐閔憶== 因為我們這邊 跟他喊話完全沒有用 那我們不希望這個董事會 閉門董事會又把員工賣掉了 而且我剛有說 我們員工要求多兩個月的薪水 並不是優於勞基法 而是依照大解法 本來就應該給薪的部分 那我們真的不希望閉門董事會 又把這條算進去 然後再跟這個社會說 我們已經給他多兩個月了 復興航空勞資爭議懸而未決，遠東航空則表態，有意重整復興，正積極與銀行團展開磋商重整事宜，也向民航局表達，已展開各項人事、航線、機隊準備。 ==交通部長 賀陳旦== 相關重整的事情 有公司法的程序 我們交通部的立場來講 我們重要的可能是 能夠保障旅客他們 等於是被服務的權益 因此我們重視的是 航權的分配與管理 至於傳出遠航正積極向興航債權銀行團、爭取重整資格，金管會則表示，樂觀其成，但須由交通部民航局優先處理。 記者 綜合報導