Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam Superintendents of Education, "Welcome the Court Ruling Canceling the Notification of JeonGyoJo as an Illegal Union"

Regional Superintendents of Education Jointly Announce Welcome Statements

Jong-Hun Park, Superintendent of Education of Gyeongnam Province.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Choi Hyun-joo] Following the Supreme Court's ruling to cancel the notification of the illegal union status, the former Jeon Gyojo member and Gyeongnam Superintendent of Education Park Jong-hoon issued a statement expressing his welcome on the 4th. Busan Superintendent of Education Kim Seok-jun and Ulsan Superintendent of Education Noh Ok-hee also simultaneously expressed their welcome.

In October 2013, under the Park Geun-hye administration, the Ministry of Employment and Labor issued a notification of illegal union status to Jeon Gyojo, citing the inclusion of 9 dismissed teachers among the total 60,000 members. As a result, Jeon Gyojo, which was effectively stripped of its union status, immediately filed a lawsuit, but both the first and second instance courts ruled that the illegal union status notification was lawful.

However, on the 3rd, the Supreme Court's full bench overturned the lower court rulings and recognized Jeon Gyojo's union status, remanding the case back to the second instance court.

Superintendent Park of Gyeongnam stated, “Jeon Gyojo was unable to exercise the rights it rightfully deserved as a union because it received an unfair illegal union notification in 2013 for recognizing 9 dismissed teachers as union members.”

He added, “This ruling acknowledges the 'International Labour Organization (ILO) fundamental conventions' that allow union membership for dismissed and unemployed persons, and it is a reasonable decision correcting the illegal notification of illegal union status that lacked legal grounds.”

He continued, “The Gyeongnam Office of Education sincerely congratulates Jeon Gyojo on the restoration of its legal status and will open a new future for Gyeongnam education through active cooperation and communication with all teaching organizations.”

Busan Superintendent Kim Seok-jun also stated, “The 7-year controversy will soon come to an end,” and expressed his intention to “normalize negotiations between Jeon Gyojo and labor-management as a follow-up measure.” Superintendent Kim publicly shared his welcome through the media and posted the same message on social media platforms such as Facebook.

Ulsan Superintendent of Education Noh Ok-hee said, “I pay tribute to the Supreme Court for establishing judicial justice with a righteous ruling and extend my congratulations to all Jeon Gyojo teachers.”

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