The Taichung city government came under fire late last month after a bus accident led to the death of a university student and injured another student. The two university students were studying at Tunghai University...
Two pedestrians were injured in Sanchong in February after a bus plowed into a crosswalk, following a dizzy spell by the driver. This is one of a number of incidents involving bus drivers passing out in past years. Usually, these stories, as reported on in the news, have two outcomes–one involving a tragedy that leads to loss of human life, or a miracle because the driver or passengers manage to park the vehicle safely...
1,500 Taiwan Railways Administration workers demonstrated on Wednesday against the corporatization of the Taiwan Railways. These were members of the Taiwan Railway Labor Union and other Taiwan Railways labor unions...
A significant labor struggle may be upcoming for Taiwanese railways workers. Namely, the Taiwan Railway Labor Union has announced that it may strike next month in response to plans by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications to corporatize the Taiwan Railways Administration...
Transportation workers in Taiwan continue to be overworked, as reflected in reports that bus drivers working for the Taoyuan Bus Company were made to fake their working hours by their employers...
Members of the Taiwan Railways Union protested outside of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications earlier this month. Workers called for the Taiwan Railways Administration to pay overtime it owes its workers for the months of May and June and demonstrated against a new work schedule that would begin to be implemented next year...
