SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Unionized railway workers on Thursday said they will launch an indefinite general strike on Dec. 5 to demand higher pay and a bigger workforce. The walkout plan by the Korean Railway Workers’ Union (KRWU), if implemented, is expected to affect the operations of high-speed KTX and regular train services [...]
SEOUL, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Photos and videos of K-pop stars are sweeping across Twitter as Colombia continues to struggle with a nationwide strike that has been in place for more than 20 days. Each post comes with the hashtags, “no more strike”, “we support the police” or “stop the blockade”. At first, it [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A major umbrella labor group said Monday it will stage a general strike next month to protest what it calls the liberal Moon Jae-in government’s suppression of the labor sector. The announcement by the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) followed the arrest of its chairman Kim Myeong-hwan on [...]
INCHEON, Jul. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — GM Korea’s division with the Korean Metal Workers’ Union (KMWU) saw 70 percent of its members agree to go on a general strike against GM Korea, according to a statement on July 1. Among 13,884 union members, 82.5 percent participated in the vote, and 9,832 members, or 70.8 percent [...]