Jeon-gyo-jo "Cancellation of Unlawful Union Ruling Means Clearing Educational Adversaries"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] The Korean Teachers and Education Workers Union (KTU) evaluated the Supreme Court's invalidation of the Park Geun-hye administration's cancellation of KTU's legal union status on the 3rd as "meaningful in that it reminds the growing future generations of the importance of social justice and democracy while also clearing out the greatest educational corruption."

On the same day, KTU held a press conference in front of the Administrative Court in Seocho-dong, Seoul in the afternoon, stating, "Starting with today's ruling, the task of eradicating deep-rooted evils mandated by the Candlelight Movement must be swiftly carried out."

They continued, "The government and judiciary must sincerely apologize to KTU, the victim of state violence, and take prompt follow-up measures such as damage recovery," adding, "The National Assembly must fulfill its responsibility to guarantee teachers' full labor rights, and teachers dismissed due to the legal union cancellation must promptly return to the classroom."

Previously, KTU was notified by the Ministry of Employment and Labor in October 2013 that it was an illegal union because nine dismissed teachers were union members.

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