Legal Aid Corporation switches to on-call duty system amid total strike by affiliated lawyers' union
[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] The Korea Legal Aid Corporation announced on the 3rd that it has switched to an emergency work system. Due to a strike by the lawyers' union within the corporation, legal consultations will be conducted as usual mainly by non-union members, and client lawyers will be changed.
Earlier, 83 lawyers belonging to the lawyers' union within the corporation demanded ▲staff reinforcement due to vacancies ▲restoration of unfair transfer guidelines ▲improvement of corporation management by non-lawyers, but their demands were not accepted, leading to the decision to strike. The lawyers' union includes a significant number of the 111 lawyers affiliated with the corporation and is the only union in Korea composed of lawyers. This strike will continue until the 27th.
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The corporation stated, "The lawyers' union is mainly demanding an increase in the number of lawyers due to increased workload, but in reality, they are seeking to secure personnel authority within the corporation by demanding that certain department heads (related to planning and regulations) be appointed as lawyers." It added, "Although the union is conducting a strike with unfair objectives, the corporation will make its best efforts to minimize public harm by having other members put in more effort and attention during the strike period."
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