To Win, You Must Fight (Miaoli Bus Drivers' Protest)

Overview

On 1 July 1988, the government announced a nationwide increase for intercity bus fares to fully implement the Labour Standards Act. In protest of their employer, who tried to pocket the extra profit, members of the Miaoli Transportation Union began a 23-day drivers’ strike in August. The Union’s demands were eventually accepted. It was the first legal strike in Taiwanese labour history.