1128佔領國道ETC #AbandonedWorker #OccupyHighway #HungerStrike

2014/11/28, 10pm, Police coming from 3 sides try to take over the broken-fence gate to #OccupyHighway. Activists & students use their bodies to defend the old & female Abandoned Workers... Weary & dry, one hunger striker down, many Abandoned Workers are tired & have their own families to take care of. Most of all, their numbers are against the odds, it will end in tear. (Sky Lee on the scene for Revolution News #Taiwan)

After police tailing, carjacking, force returning, Abandoned Workers spent lots of time playing hide & seek, cats & mice with the police on their way to the national highway. Finally, at Neihu intersection (north of Taipei), they found their route of ‪#‎OccupyHighway‬, & the police are coming only a minute behind.

After push & pull with the police, Abandoned Workers occupy the ETC bridge on the national highway. Now it is the police blocking the highway! Most of the protesters hold their ground around the ETC, BECAUSE there are 8 activists chained themselves on it! Many truckers blow their whistle in solidarity with Abandoned Workers occupy the ETC bridge on the national highway.

While the airbed is ready for the chained protesters upon the ETC bridge, more supporters outside the fence find a way to get into the camp, to help ‪‎Abandoned Workers‬ make it through the night... More police are comin from highway, byway & shortway...out of nowhere. Where supporters are kind of difficult to get in here to lend a helping hand.

As the sad but great hunger strike of the Abandoned Worker entering 200hrs@Minister of Transportation #Taipei, now they are calling for occupy the National Freeway on 2pm Friday, Nov 28th (a day before the 9-in-1 #Election2014 #Taiwan), as the govt keep campaigning for KMT elections & does not provide a solution to about 1000 ex-highway toll clerks. Abandoned Workers(11/20~27) https://www.peopo.org/news/260547

#國道收費員: Ex-freeway toll collectors (Following the nation’s transition to an electronic, distance-based toll system, about 1,000 toll collectors lost their jobs.)

#‎KMT‬: The longtime hereditary ruling party of Taiwan Kuomintang 國民黨, The Chinese Nationalist Party, aka World$ Riche$t Party, which registered only 1/5th of its total assets of NT$26.8billion (US$892.4million) at Taiwan. https://www.peopo.org/news/249791

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周延: Such bullshit, nothing was sneaky about the replacement. When these highway toll clerks got their jobs, they were told that they would be replaced if a new system were to be introduced, and if that happens, they would be "accommodated" or "paid off." They KNEW their risks.
And surprise, some time later, a newer system was adopted by the government and the said ETC corporation gave them generous terms. They could either accept a reasonably substantial payment or they would be given jobs at their corporation somewhere else. HOWEVER, these toll workers were from all other Taiwan, and a number of them refused payment and demanded work... NEAR where they live, among other demands; demands that are impractical, borderline retarded. In Taiwan,everything is "overly democratic." The mindless masses sympathize for the wrong people, for the wrong reasons. Just because they're a minority and they're in a worse situation, does NOT make them right., and does NOT justify their actions. This kind of meaningless protests have occurred in Taiwan numerous times in the past couple of years.
To these protesters that are wasting everyone's time by holding up one of the most important transportation hubs in Taipei, I have this to say:
It's already been more than several months since the system was introduced and you were replaced. If you are so bent on getting a job, then why the fuck are you still protesting this? If you have that much spare time, go find a fucking job. If you can't find a job in this amount of time, then i doubt you deserve any compensation anyone has to offer.
Call me heartless, uncaring, insensitive, call me what you will. But I simply cant sympathize with anyone that chooses to cause chaos in public when they don't get what they want like a child throwing a tantrum.

2014/11/28 國道收費員絕食進入第9天，交通部不僅避不見面，也透過各種方式打壓抗爭，甚至抹黑收費員受少數激進人士扇動。自救會為了自己的權益在抗爭，11/25也經體制內程序與交通部在新北市政府開協調會，然而交通部卻拒絕仲裁，使得協調完全破裂。面對整個執政黨、執政團隊將重心放在大選而非基層勞工身上，收費員只好繼續用身體做抵抗，再度升高抗爭。

「敗選部長、認錯負責、別想落跑」2014/12/01 國道收費員自救會新聞稿:

不顧勞工，果然敗選；總辭切割，無法止血
國道收費員自救會於11月初便開始呼籲葉部長不要「只顧選舉，不顧勞工」，要求葉匡時應該立即解決收費員爭議案，而非荒廢公務、到處幫國民黨開芭樂票，成為馬總統的輔選走路工。
葉匡時不但不理會自救會，更仗恃遠通集團對部分媒體的影響力，指示交通部和高公局不斷以強硬新聞稿抹黑自救會，傲慢地拒絕任何協商的可能性，25日又拒絕新北市政府調解委員會的調解方案、拒絕勞工局建議的交付仲裁，更在選前兩天失去理性的放任警方暴力私刑，並囂張地對失業收費員嗆堵：「做不到就是做不到！」，逼使自救會於28日傍晚發動ETC門架絕食抗爭行動，絕食者代表拖著絕食194小時的身體，苦撐至200小時送醫，葉匡時卻在凱道輔選連勝文、高喊凍蒜。更令人憤怒的是，身為政務官不回應政策缺失，卻事後以個人臉書留言，扭曲抗爭訴求、與財團同調，嘲諷失業收費員不找工作，徹底激怒同樣身為受雇者的廣大選民。
29日開票，執政黨終於面對慘輸局面，江宜樺請辭院長、馬英九被逼宮辭黨主席，今（12/1）內閣也將跟著總辭。但收費員自救會認為，如果沒有對重大民怨提出解決方案，總辭及內閣改組，不過是國民黨自利的損害停損和黨內重新分贓的謀略算計，根本沒有面對民怨的誠意。

看守≠擺爛；下台負責，就應先給方案，否則就是下台卸責！
自救會認為，總辭不能成為舊閣員卸責、新閣員切割的藉口，更不能是解決民院的空窗期，那反而是對政策受害者的拖延和二度傷害。所謂「看守內閣」是指舊內閣不能再繼續推動失去民意的政策，而不是自己搞砸的爛攤子也交給新內閣去擦屁股。所以我們要求葉部長：

一、立即與自救會代表見面協商解決方案：以免欺上瞞下的高公局繼續傳達錯誤訊息。
二、看守期間應提出解決方案：部長應要求（部長於六月親自指派的）專家學者委員會於看守期間結束前提出有關（1）年資補償、（2）勞保補償、（3）多元安置之解決方案，並由葉匡時（在卸任前）向行政院爭取比照過境旅館前例，訂定要點專案核定。
三、就年資補償和工作權（屬多元安置之一）部分，交通部應同意新北市調解委員會所提調解方案，由原雇主交通部先盡安置責任，或依勞基法退休標準補償年資。或按新北市勞工局建議，將本案交付仲裁。

收費員同時呼籲民進黨應將勝利真正分享給弱勢人民：
民進黨主席蔡英文在選後強調這次選戰是人民的勝利、不是政黨的勝利，因此我們真心希望，大勝的民進黨能夠將一黨的席次勝利，分享為解決民怨的勝利。請民進黨更積極的以黨團力量，透過立法院交通委員會給與交通部和行政院更大的壓力，而不是僅由極少數不懼遠通集團影響力的立委，個別協助收費員艱苦拼搏。我們衷心感激這些有道德勇氣的立委，也更期待民進黨決策者能夠關注本案。

國道收費員自救會在選前的媒體抹黑和暴力威脅中孤軍苦戰，我們不是任何政黨的棋子，也不是為了選戰輸贏而絕食拼命；我們是為勞動者的尊嚴、社會的是非而奮戰，堅持在虛偽的權力交替遊戲中發出弱者的聲音。我們也不會因為選戰輸贏而竊喜或想依賴，我們仍會堅持抗爭，直到國家和遠通集團還我們公道。

ETC架上肖婆的選後政治聲明 by 全國關廠工人連線_陳秀蓮

國民黨敗選了，是兵敗如山倒、極為難看的敗選了。但，國民黨倒了，台灣真的會變好嗎？收費員這一波抗爭，追著選舉場合打，是我進入社運以來，肢體、語言衝突最強、最密集的。國民黨不顧勞工是很清楚的，但民進黨顧勞工嗎？這段時間，有很多民進黨支持者，公開或私下的要我們不要去藍營造勢場抗議，因為這樣會讓藍營大團結，影響綠營選情。藍營罵我們是民進黨，要我們去找蔡英文、柯文哲，綠的叫我們不要抗爭，怕綠營會敗選，我從不知道勞工運動有這麼大的影響力。好可悲，勞工議題在選戰過程中，竟然只是擔心影響選情，不管藍綠，沒人真正理會。然後，柯文哲選上了，姚立明1129在年代的節目為了表現他們很關心社運議題，說了要來接觸收費員。先不管一個台北市市長對收費員議題能有多少幫助，可以請他先回答1128前他們在幹嘛嗎？柯文哲還說過，抗爭不能跨越紅線呢！我想上國道跟ETAG門架應該是紅線無誤。

另一個極為可笑的事情是，台灣內閣因為國民黨敗選總辭。我想這十足展現了，國民黨認為國家是屬於國民黨的，盤算的只有國民黨的利益跟鬥爭，應該為國家人民服務的官員，只為了國民黨的利益服務。所以選舉的時候，國家的行政官員要全部去助選，還劃分助選責任區。所以敗選之後，他們要總辭以示負責。為什麼所有官員下台的理由都這麼荒謬？他們早該為了為了關廠工人、大埔、324、假油等事件下台，但，潘世偉卻因為小三，江宜樺因為敗選而下台。葉匡時在收費員抗爭時龜縮，選擇最後一天我們上了門架後，像個鄉民去臉書選擇性的忽略爭核心問題（要年資），用極為醜陋的資方嘴臉回應。葉部長（唉壓～被總辭了），你可不可以不要在沈迷於網路世界，快回到現實世界啊？葉部長，你是前額葉被切除嗎？為什麼一直在講找工作的事呢？我們要的是年資、年資、年資。

追著選舉打的時候，心裡一直感覺到，選舉到底跟人民的生活有何干係？黨外時期靠著抗爭，爭取到了民主，台灣民主了啊～有了投票權，我們可以用選票表達民意，或用選票來制裁，我們以為票票等值，但是最後卻發現票票不值。只有在選舉的時候，才有人關心人民，選戰結束，全部踩著人民，說要發展經濟抱財團大腿。到底我們的生活改變了什麼？晚上去羅斯福路的加油站加油，中年工讀生加油的時候先是推銷機車濾油的某種添加物，又推銷吸塵器，每個都一副過勞的樣子。五都翻盤了，跟她的生活是什麼關係？她可能還是領22K，還是沒有正職雇用，每天在加油站為了保有工作，持續作著有氣無力的推銷。

選戰過後不分藍綠，派遣、非典雇用、收費員、南鐵東移、航空城、土徵、核四、什麼都不會改變的。對我來說，公道從不在選舉投票，我也從不期待國家、政客還人民公道，因為大多時候，人民的公道都被他們踩在腳下，或是拿去交換政治利益，人民的公道只能靠我們自己爭取。

1128佔領國道ETC #AbandonedWorker #OccupyHighway #HungerStrike

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