Post Office Courier Union Launches Integration... "We Will Reverse Cost-Cutting Policies"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Yoon-joo] The National Post Office Delivery Workers' Union under the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) and the National Post Office Consignment Delivery Workers' Union under the Federation of Korean Trade Unions (FKTU) officially merged and launched as the National Post Office Delivery Workers' Union on the 5th.

The National Delivery Solidarity Union Post Office Headquarters and the National Post Office Consignment Delivery Workers' Union held a general assembly of union members at Hanbat Gymnasium in Daejeon on the same day to confirm the merger. The merger proposal was approved with 97.3% of the union members' votes in favor.

At the executive election general meeting, Yoon Jung-hyun was elected as chairman, Hwang Han-gyu as senior vice chairman, and Lee Sang-hoon as secretary general.

The National Post Office Delivery Workers' Union held a 2020 struggle resolution rally and presented three demands to the Korea Post: ▲ securing fair contracts ▲ increasing commissions ▲ ensuring stable volume supply.

In the resolution, the union pointed out, "The Korea Post is pushing for reforms such as a differential commission system by region and type for cost reduction, raising the standards for contract deliveries, abolishing incentives for contract deliveries over 10kg at reception offices, and introducing a home parcel consignment system."

They emphasized, "Policies implemented under the pretext of cost reduction, ignoring the reality of delivery workers, will worsen their working conditions and threaten their livelihoods."

They added, "Through direct action and frontal confrontation, we will overturn the Korea Post's policies, activate on-site struggles, secure the right to strike in April, and win the fight against the Korea Post."

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