By Abraham Gerber / Staff reporterRailway union members camped out overnight inside the central hall of Taipei Railway Station yesterday, calling for the Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) to hire more workers and grant staff regular days off. The union — which was established last month — is one of several representing railway workers, with young employees comprising the vast majority of members. Last-minute negotiations on Sunday failed to reach a definite conclusion, with the TRA promising a response within a month, union officials said. Workers are paid 1.8 hours of overtime per shift, he said, adding that counting the additional 2.2 hours as overtime would raise monthly salaries for ordinary workers by between NT$5,000 and NT$6,000. Workers’ basic salaries average between NT$30,000 and slightly more than NT$40,000, he said.

Source: Taipei Times September 15, 2016 15:56 UTC