In 1995, when the head of the township wanted to enlarge the local landfill, Liao joined the protest, and found himself facing off against his boss.
比如民國 84 年鄉長要擴建垃圾掩埋場的抗爭事件，廖學堂便在幕後策劃，還綁上白布條，和自己的老闆「嗆聲」。