Under the present Labor Union Law, the Taiwan Railway labor union has the legal right to strike during Chinese New Year. This has not only given confidence to the Changhwa Telecom union, which is planning to march on September 23, but has also encouraged the Government Enterprises Alliance which supported the march on September 11.
這一次，台鐵工會依據現行工會法合法取得春節罷工權，不僅為第二棒的九二三中華電信工會抗議遊行注入一劑強心針，也讓到場聲援的「公營事業大聯盟」受到鼓舞。