Controversy After Mediation Withdrawn on Eve of Agreement
Taiwan Micron Company and the Taichung Micron Union, on the eve of the 第二次 negotiation meeting in 十月, issued a joint statement on 十月二十一日, stating that a labor agreement had been signed and the negotiation meeting had been withdrawn, drawing attention from all sectors. On the evening of 十一月一日, the Taoyuan Confederation of Trade Unions, citing meeting minutes provided by Taichung Union members and the union charter, stated that the agreement was not only intended to circumvent the charter and the provisions of the Collective Agreement Act, but was also completely different from the authorization resolved by the members' representative assembly, and expressed dissatisfaction that the Ministry of Labor had not given a clear response or corrections.
Charter Authorization Procedures Become Focus
The Taoyuan Confederation of Trade Unions pointed out that 第四十條 of the Taichung Union charter expressly stipulates that the collective agreement negotiators shall be 五 directors, but when collective agreement negotiations are completed and signing is sought, approval by the members' representative assembly authorizing the chairman to sign is required before the collective agreement can take effect. 第三十二條 also expressly stipulates that the maintenance or change of collective labor conditions, as well as other major matters concerning members' rights and obligations, shall be resolved by the members' or members' representative assembly. The Taoyuan Confederation of Trade Unions believes that even for a general agreement, content concerning the labor conditions of 上萬名 employees should be discussed by the members' representative assembly, rather than decided by officers on their own.
Ministry of Labor Response and Follow-up Demands
The Taoyuan Confederation of Trade Unions held a press conference at the Ministry of Labor on 十月二十八日, and Ministry of Labor representatives responded that the signed document was not a collective agreement but a general agreement, and whether there was authorization or a violation of members' wishes must be determined based on the union charter and meeting minutes. The Taoyuan Confederation of Trade Unions also cited 第五案 discussed at the members' representative assembly on 十月十二日, namely the dispute action negotiation authorization case for 二〇二六年十月二十二日, pointing out that member representatives had clearly authorized mediation on 二十二日, questioning why an agreement could be separately signed and the case withdrawn the day before mediation. The Taoyuan Confederation of Trade Unions emphasized that if the Ministry of Labor cannot give a clear response and corrections, larger-scale actions will be launched.