EVA Air ground crew continue protest over poor year-end bonuses

About 40 ground crew workers for Evergreen Airline Services, on Monday took leave to continue their voluntary protest over poor year-end bonuses. The protest started on Sunday, after workers found their 1-month bonus was far below that of other companies in Evergreen Group, such as a 3-month bonus in EVA Airways and a 45-month bonus in Evergreen Marine. The transport ministry says it has communicated with Evergreen Group, urging it to reassess the ways it hands out bonuses across its subsidiaries.

A long line of passengers stretches from EVA Air’s check-in counters at Taoyuan International Airport. Many people have come well ahead of the departure time amid concerns that their fights could be affected by the protest.

Passenger
I heard there could be some delays. But I didn’t know what the actual situation would be like.

Passengers
There’s was bit of a delay. But they informed us of the schedule change well in advance.

One group of travelers had checked in for their flight but were left waiting in the terminal. Their luggage was slow to be loaded on the plane amid a shortage of luggage handlers.

According to Evergreen Airline Services, about 151, or 30% of ground crew employees, took the day off on Sunday. That fell to just 40 on Monday, or about 10%. The lack of labor resulted in delays of one to two hours on Monday, in contrast with three-hour delays on Sunday.

Member of public
It’s frustrating, but I think we should also put ourselves in their shoes.

Transport minister Wang Kwo-tsai has called on Evergreen Group to offer bigger bonuses to ground crew, so that the issue can be resolved soon.

Voice of Wang Kwo-tsai
Transport minister
Today I got in touch with the head of the Civil Aeronautics Administration. We’ve been in contact with EVA Air Chair Steve Lin, saying that he should bring the figure up. They shouldn’t let Evergreen Airline Services staff go without money through the Lunar New Year. I think Evergreen Group should take care of the employees in its subsidiaries. I expressed our point of view, and he understood our position.

To limit impact to passengers, EVA Air has rescheduled flights so that they are not so concentrated at certain times of the day. Ground crew members say the protests will continue until the company finds a solution.

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