The main sources of contention between the carrier and the Taoyuan Flight Attendants’ Union remained a proposal to raise the daily allowance for flight attendants and an appeal, dubbed the “anti-freeloader clause,” by the union that non-union employees be barred from receiving benefits that the airline promises the union in negotiations. EVA flight attendants receive a larger daily allowance than their counterparts at China Airlines Ltd (華航), as EVA calculates from the time they sign in to the time they sign out of work, while China Airlines calculates based on flight hours, EVA cabin crew division deputy vice president Milly Fung (馮美莉) said. The hourly rate for the daily allowance paid to EVA flight attendants, NT$90, is comparable with international standards, she said, asking union representatives on what their demand for a NT$150 hourly rate was based. A total of 8,628 passengers were affected by the canceled international flights, EVA said, but added that 14 international flights were unaffected, as were 2,982 passengers on domestic flights. EVA has about 4,600 flight attendants, of whom 2,949 on June 7 voted in favor of going on strike, the union said.

Source: Taipei Times June 20, 2019 15:56 UTC