TAIWAN RAILWAY UNION PROTESTS AT PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE|不滿勞動權益受損 台鐵工會總統府前抗議

Dissatisfied with long hours and staff shortages, the Taiwan Railway Union staged a demonstration march from Taipei Main Station to the Presidential Office. Union representatives said that as the union's thousand-plus members plan to take their legal time off over the Lunar New Year holiday, the Taiwan Railways Administration, or TRA, is still ignoring their demands and responding with threats of censure and contingency plans that endanger passenger safety. The TRA said that it will continue to communicate with the union. Taiwan Railway Union members march under a white banner from Taipei Main Station to the Presidential Office, seeking to petition President Tsai Ing-wen. But the representative receiving the petition is not authorized to speak on the subject, much to the union's chagrin. ==HSIAO NUNG-YU Taiwan Railway Union Leader AND MR. LIN Pres. Office Public Affairs Division Staff== Can you give us a promise that you'll have the TRA stop with the illegal work scheduling? We can't promise you anything. They said it. The Presidential Office representatives said that they can't promise us anything. Earlier, the union staged a public performance mocking the TRA's staffing reduction in response to the union's threat to take the Lunar New Year off. The union said that this contingency plan will lead to overtime and endanger passenger safety. The union also accused the TRA of threatening employees that they will be considered absent without leave if they do not work over the holiday. ==WANG CHIEH Taiwan Railway Union Chair== Why make these threats to employees? We can't accept this. We would also like to say to our colleagues who are still hesitating, don't be afraid to take action. The Ministry of Transportation has responded that the union's demands cannot be met over the short term. The ministry says that the TRA will continue to communicate with the union, while also training backup staff to ensure smooth operations over the holiday. TRANSLATED BY：JOHN CHEN 台鐵產業工會幹部拉著白布條，從台北車站一路步行到總統府，要向總統蔡英文陳情，但出面接陳情書的公共事務室代表，沒有被授權發言，引爆工會幹部不滿 ==台鐵產業工會幹部 蕭農瑀 vs 總統府公共事務處科員 林先生== 你可不可以給我們具體的承諾 叫鐵路局停止違法連班 的方式調度人力 我們沒有辦法給你做一個承諾 總統府說了 總統府代表說他沒有辦法 給我們具體承諾 產業工會稍早在台北車站演出行動劇，諷刺台鐵居然以人力縮減方式，來因應產業工會春節依法休假的人力缺口，恐怕造成部分員工超時工作，以及旅客安全疑慮，工會也指控台鐵，以不出勤就算曠職來威脅員工 ==台鐵產業工會理事長 王傑== 為什麼還要用這種請假手續來 恐嚇員工呢 我們實在不能接受 我們也呼籲這些 還在觀望猶豫的同仁 不要害怕 交通部也回應表示，台鐵工會的訴求無法短時間處理，台鐵局會繼續與產業工會溝通，同時也訓練替代人力因應，確保春節疏運按照計畫執行。 記者 薛宜家 郭俊麟 SNG 台北報導