繼上月21日國泰宣佈裁員近六千人後，公司隨即要求所有空中服務員於十四日內簽署不平等的新合約。新合約除了永久減薪高達三成六外，亦有不少影響福利待遇的魔鬼條款，而不願意簽新約的同事即被解僱。值得一提的是新訂立的合約已無視多項與工會簽訂的協議，而且更加入一段 “Trade Union Agreement” 的條款，內容是工會與公司所訂的協議不會自動適用於所有會員。由此可見，新合約除了希望減低營運成本外，亦直接打擊工會的認受性。

國泰航空公司空中服務員工會 (FAU) 代表超過75％空中服務員，在過去十年來一直有和公司管理層進行年終談判的傳統。年終談判的討論項目除了薪酬加幅外，亦包括大小不同的項目例如空中服務員的餐膳、航班編排、退休年齡等問題。多年來FAU與管理層都在會議後訂立協議，務求在互相了解和尊重的情況下，促進勞資關係及保障勞工權益。國泰的年終談判結果亦是歷年來香港商界的一個重要指標，所以無論對內、對外都同等重要。

然而，今年國泰的管理層單方面表示終止今後的年終談判，更拒絕再與FAU簽訂任何協議，直指與工會簽訂協議已不合時宜，更會窒礙公司的決策及發展。FAU認為國泰航空公司無視員工及訴求，反映出有意削弱工會的集體談判權，更意圖打壓工會。

今次國泰企圖廢除集體談判權、無視工會訴求，是繼裁員、要求員工簽訂不平等新約後，再一次剝削勞工權益。工會憂慮，若容許國泰開壞先例剝奪工會集體談判權、肆意踐踏勞工權益，其影響可能延伸至其他企業甚或整個社會，令勞資關係更加不平等，其後患無窮，影響深遠。

現希望透過社會各界支持、凝聚大眾的力量，藉此網上聯署要求國泰航空公司恢復與FAU的年終談判，從而確立勞方的集體談判權，捍衛基層員工的權益。

另外，在此呼籲大家邀請所有香港人支持是次工會的抗爭。在勞工議題上，今日的一個工會被人打壓，之後將有可能會有更多公司效法；我們無人能夠獨善其身，在面對不公時港人必須團結藉工會自救。

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工會抗爭
只因工人都是命運共同體。

若這是一次永久改變，
這將會是我們的永久抗爭。


(English version)
On 21st of October, Cathay Pacific announced to make around 6,000 people redundant and introduce a new Condition of Service(CoS20) to all remaining Cabin Crew. The new contract includes a permanent pay cut up to 36% and benefits cut, where the devil is in the detail. Further, a new clause “Trade Union Agreement” has been added into the contract, making any agreements reached in the future no longer binding to all Cabin Crew. It is obvious that the new CoS20 is not just for reducing the operation cost, but also to demean the status of FAU.

Cathay Pacific Airways Flight Attendants Union(FAU) represents over 75% of Hong Kong Based Cabin Crew. For the past ten years, we have maintained an open dialogue with the Management and utilised the opportunity of the annual Year End Negotiation(YEN) to review the salary, benefits and any other topics that concerns Crew Community the most. Each year, after genuine exchange of ideas and thoughts, both Management and Union would come to an agreement on areas that would help improve the working condition of Cabin Crew. Local enterprises will also pay attention to our YEN as they would follow the results including salary increment level. Undoubtedly, YEN is significant both internally and externally.

However, the Company announced to cancel Year End Negotiation and showed reluctance to sign collective agreement with the Union as they believe those traditions may hinder the Company moving forward. We are disappointed that the Company has decided to abandon this tradition and deprive us from the rights to negotiate with the Company on behalf of the majority of Cabin Crew. It is obvious that Cathay Pacific Airways is trying its best to demean the status of FAU and weaken our collective bargaining power.

This is certainly another example of Cathay Pacific exploiting labour’s rights by suppressing the Union after the redundancy and introduction of unfair CoS20. We are concerned that these changes will further suppress the right of collective bargaining and worsen the employment inequality in Hong Kong.

We demand Cathay Pacific Airways to engage in YEN2020 and promise to carry on this tradition in the coming years to protect our labour rights.

We would like to have your support in this fight and please help us sign this online petition as our first step. No man is an island. We must unite to strengthen trade union and employment rights.

*Sign and share this petition to others. https://forms.gle/LgAPvsD7iNkJZ1m6A
*Invite your CX Cabin Crew friends to join FAU membership, and please join your union in your work field to increase workers’ bargaining power.
*Subscribe and Share FAU’s latest movement ( http://www.facebook.com/faucpa ) and participate in our campaign
*The last and most important, to fight against injustice by actively participating in the Union's affair and don’t forget Hong Kong.

We are all in this together.

If it has to be a permanent change,
it will become OUR permanent fight.