‘On the verge of general strike’ parcel delivery industry draws provisional agreement for’work environment improvement’
Labor-management, government, and National Assembly
After 6 hours of discussion, a provisional agreement was drawn up
Union, general meeting of all members on the 29th
Deciding whether to approve the agreement
Does the general strike proceed as scheduled?
Withdrawal upon confirmation
Officials are moving goods at a parcel delivery center in Seoul on the 28th, while the parcel delivery union announced an indefinite general strike ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday next month. The courier union decided to go on a general strike starting on the 29th, claiming that the management had abolished the social agreement in which the courier was responsible for sorting. If the labor and management cannot find contact again, the parcel delivery crisis may become a reality ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday. / Reporter Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@
[아시아경제 정동훈 기자] After a six-hour meeting on the 28th, the courier labor and management, who are in conflict over the issue of improving the working environment and treatment of courier workers, came up with a provisional agreement.
According to the National Courier Union on the 28th, the courier labor and management came up with a provisional agreement after 6 hours of discussion with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the opposition parties in the National Assembly participated. The union side held an emergency expanded central executive committee to follow the procedure for approval of the proposal, and decided to hold a general assembly of all members to confirm the provisional agreement in the morning of the 29th.
The union said, “If the provisional agreement is approved, the strike will be withdrawn. If not, the strike will continue.” The provisional agreement will be released through participating organizations in the social consensus organization after 12:00 pm on the 29th when it is confirmed.
Earlier, on the 21st of this month, the labor and management of the parcel delivery industry agreed on a first social agreement with the main goal of stipulating the classification process as the responsibility of the parcel delivery company. However, the labor union declared that it would re-take a general strike, saying that delivery workers are being pushed back to sorting because the sorting manpower has not been properly put in the field.
Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon [email protected]