Eva Airways fails to sign agreement with union, strike continues

Eva Airways failed to come to terms with representatives of striking flight attendants Saturday night, and will renegotiate with workers Tuesday, a union said. The strike will continue until a collective agreement is signed, the union said. Among the issues for negotiation that broke down was the carrier’s refusal to withdraw punitive measures against flight attendants, according to the company. Earlier Saturday, a majority of the employees voted to accept an offer by the carrier Friday, and were willing to end the 10-day strike. The action started June 20 and involves more than 2,300 workers. The cancellation of 392 flights between June 20 and 28 caused revenue losses of US$56m, the company said Friday. Eva Airways estimates the strike will cause the cancellation of almost 2000 flights by July 12. <br/>