A group of pilots voted this Monday in favor of calling a strike against the airline Taiwanese EVA Air, which could affect flights to the United States, Canada and Europe during the Lunar New Year holidays, the state news agency CNA reported.
The vote, protected by the Taoyuan Pilots Union (TPU) After the failure of previous mediation between the workers and the company, it ended with a result of 900 votes in favor and ten against.
The pilots who adhere to the union demand a 20% salary increase, an increase in their international allowance to six dollars an hour and the end of the “illegal hiring” from foreign pilots.
In a press conference, the president of the union, Li Hsin-yen, assured this Monday that she does not rule out a strike during the Lunar New Year (February 8-14), although the exact actions will be defined on January 25.
The president of the TPU pointed out that among the participating pilots there are some belonging to the long-haul fleet, which could affect flights to the United States, Canada and Europe.
Among the main destinations that could be hit are Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, New York, Chicago and Houston in the United States; Toronto and Vancouver in Canada, and Paris, London, Amsterdam, Vienna, Munich and Milan in Europe.
“We still hope that EVA Air can negotiate with the union on an equal footing and reach a substantial solution before the strike begins”Li stated, according to CNA.
For its part, the airline – the most important on the island, along with China Airlines – expressed in a statement its rejection of this strike, arguing that since the beginning of negotiations in 2022 it has adjusted the base salary by more than 20% on average. of the pilots and that the hiring of foreign workers has been carried out in accordance with the law.
“EVA Air will not abandon negotiations with the union“, pointed out the company, which has already established a “emergency response team” to ensure operations on the main routes.
The actions of Eva Air They closed this Monday with a drop of 1.93% on the Taiwan Stock Exchange.
Source: Gestion
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