Media organizations in Taiwan have long tackled managerial challenges resulting from the pressures associated with market liberation and digital convergence. Typical problems arising from the transition of media ownership include closures, takeovers, mergers, and acquisitions. Because media corporations are increasingly becoming cost saving and profitdriven, media practitioners who experience organizational restructuring have witnessed dismissals and layoffs without prior notice and sudden changes in working conditions and wages. Considering the new working circumstances, this study explores noteworthy cases of individual and collective labor disputes in Taiwan, thus revealing the struggles among employers and employees and the dilemma of reason and coercion.