Charles Chong was a QC inspector in engineering dept when he was elected as President of SIA Staff Union in 1985. At that time and for many years, SIA various unions refused to join NTUC because they knew they could not bargain for their rights effectively. The Govt and NTUC to pull SIA unions into their orbit, made Charles Chong a PAP MP in 1988 going he will pull the unions into NTUC. The SIA Staff Union promptly moved a motion of no confidence and sacked him for his betrayal.
To save face, PAP and NTUC quickly helped him get the Engineering staff sub-union to breakaway and form their own SIA in-house union under him. PAP pressured SIA executive level staff who were not unions to join his union because they needed the numbers. To pretend that he is his own man, this union actually became one of the last to join NTUC among the SIA union.
Till today, most SIA staff especially the pilots and the Cabin Crews which is the backbone and face of SIA have no respect for this arsehole. They consider him a turncoat and enemy of the worker.
Imagine sacked by his own colleagues who have no faith in him and he is an MP representing people.
Charles was what in SIA?.....he thinks so highly of himself that he called us lesser mortals & thinks himself to be an immortal "sub"..for each time, the 'coach' calls him up for reserve service, he scores a 'goal' as in the recent election...one day soon, he score HIS OWN GOAL...