SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The doctors’ association vowed Tuesday to launch a nationwide strike if the government “unilaterally” pushes for raising the medial school enrollment quota. The health ministry is widely expected to announce a plan later in the day to increase the number of medical students by up to around 2,000 starting [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean steelmaker POSCO is currently facing its first labor strike crisis since its foundation. The labor union at POSCO, which is affiliated with the Korean Metal Workers’ Union under the Federation of Korean Trade Unions umbrella, will hold an inaugural ceremony for its Dispute Countermeasures Committee at the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Chanel Korea’s sales employees, working at domestic department stores and duty-free shops, have launched an all-out strike. Members of the Korean unit of the French luxury fashion house’s labor union, representing sales workers at department stores and duty-free shops, went on strike from Friday to Monday due to management’s [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Unionized medical workers demanding better working conditions and increased support for public medical institutions ended their two-day general strike Friday, after their walkout caused patient inconvenience and operational disruptions at hospitals across the country. About 45,000 nurses, caregivers and other members of the Korean Health and Medical Workers’ Union [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s antitrust regulator said Wednesday it has decided to file a criminal complaint against a truckers’ union for obstructing its on-site investigation during its strike last year. The move came after officials from the watchdog were denied entry to the offices of the Korean Public Service and Transport [...]
SEOUL/GUNSAN, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Striking cargo truckers voted Friday to end their weekslong walkout after their collective action incurred massive supply disruptions across industries and prompted the government to issue back-to-work orders. In a plenary vote conducted in the morning, nearly 62 percent voted in favor of ending the strike while about 38 [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — A major South Korean trade association said Friday it is considering filing a compensation suit against striking truckers over the mounting losses and damage the walkout has caused in the cement and steel industries. The Korea International Trade Association (KITA) said it is “actively looking into” the option, as [...]
GEOJE, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Subcontract workers at the Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME) shipyard on the southeastern coast agreed to end their 51-day strike Friday, after labor and management struck a last-minute agreement on almost all contentious issues. About 120 unionized workers from DSME subcontractors had staged a sit-in at the [...]
SEOUL, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The union members of five Naver Corp. affiliates have voted to take various forms of collective action. The South Korean search giant’s labor union, ‘Joint Statement,’ said Monday that the union members of five Naver affiliates, including Ntech Service, NIT Service, Green Web Service, Incomes, and CommPartners, all voted [...]
SEOUL, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Unionized cargo truck drivers on Tuesday have decided to end their walkout that caused nationwide logistic disruptions and delays after reaching an agreement with the government over a freight rate system. Members of the 22,000-strong Cargo Truckers Solidarity, under the wing of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, reached [...]