With competition increasingly vicious, and government policies incessantly leaning in favor of employers, Tsai felt the need to stand up for his colleagues 'interests. That is why he stood for election as the president of the labor union three years ago.
大環境競爭惡化，加上政策方向不斷向資方偏移，促使蔡秋發在 3 年前站出來競選工會理事長，替同仁爭取權益。