South Korean Seoul subway union teases ``second general strike'' on 22nd

The Seoul Transportation Corporation labor union, which operates South Korea's Seoul Subway Lines 1 to 8, teased its second general strike on November 22nd. The public corporation labor union will hold a warning strike for two days from the 9th to the 10th of this month.
After the demonstration, it was announced that a second general strike would be carried out after the day of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (November 16). The corporation says it will begin negotiations with the union, including over the weekend before the general strike.
It's a position. According to the Seoul Transportation Corporation on the 14th, the Public Corporation Labor Union, which is affiliated with the Democratic Labor Federation of Public Transportation Workers' Union, held a press conference in front of Seoul City Hall on the morning of the 15th and announced specific plans regarding the second strike and
We plan to publish the schedule. In the previous warning strike, only union members affiliated with the Democratic Federation of Labor and Trade Unions took part in the strike, and members of the Korea Union of Labor and the ``Correct Labor Union'' centered on the MZ generation did not participate. Democratic Labor Federation this time too
It has been revealed that the union members have taken the lead in deciding on a second strike, and that it has not yet been determined whether the Korean Federation of Labor will participate. Correct labor unions have declared from the beginning that they will not participate in strikes.
The public corporation's labor union is advocating for the withdrawal of personnel cuts, the hiring of more safety personnel, the reform of the wage system, and the insistence on maintaining two shifts in four groups. However, in Seoul City, the public corporation labor union
They have called the strike a ``selfish strike that holds hostage the Seoul subway, which is the means of transportation for citizens,'' and have made it clear that they will respond in principle without compromise.
The corporation plans to reconsider the draft agreement, which was drawn up during practical negotiations after the labor union forced a warning strike, from the beginning. The draft agreement includes on-site safety personnel.
Plans include hiring new employees to fill the workforce and eliminating the irrational wage structure. In accordance with the management innovation plan that is currently being promoted, the public corporation will carry out a gradual business redesign as employees retire each year.
The plan is to adjust the capacity based on such factors. The cumulative deficit as of the end of this year is 18.4 trillion won (approximately 2.1031 trillion yen), and the net loss is 780 billion won (approximately 89.2 billion yen, excluding city support1)
This means that in order to provide stable services, a self-help plan is unavoidable in the current situation of 130 billion won (approximately 129.2 billion yen).
A public company official said, ``We plan to start negotiations again with the union before a general strike,'' and ``We will continue to hold negotiations, including on weekends.
We expect that there will be working-level negotiations and formal negotiations before a general strike.''