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 [...]
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 [...]
SEOUL, June 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Unionized cargo truck drivers extended their strike to a fifth day on Saturday, causing disruptions and delays in logistics nationwide, industry sources said. Some 33 percent, or 7,350 members, of the 22,000-strong Cargo Truckers Solidarity, under the wing of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, went on walkout as [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The state-run Korea Expressway Corp. announced on Tuesday that it will expand the application of the ‘rest-mileage’ system introduced to encourage truckers to observe rest hours to 180 sites on eight routes. The system was introduced in May last year as a way to prevent drowsy driving among truckers [...]