Korea GM Unable to Find Exit... Union Decides on Additional Partial Strike for Four Days

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kiho Sung] The labor union, which has been engaged in a tug-of-war with the Korea GM management over wage and collective bargaining negotiations, will once again carry out a partial strike for four days.

The Korea GM branch decided to proceed with a partial strike from the 17th to the 20th through the Central Dispute Countermeasure Committee meeting held on the afternoon of the 16th. It is known that the direction was decided through a temporary delegates' meeting prior to the Central Committee meeting.

Korea GM workers in both the first and second shifts will strike for four hours each day until the 20th. Additionally, union officials plan to begin an overnight sit-in protest starting on the last day of the partial strike, the 20th. They also intend to continue refusing overtime and special work, which began on the 23rd of last month.

The Korea GM union has been conducting partial strikes for a total of 12 days since the 30th of last month during this year's wage and collective bargaining negotiations.

At the 21st round of collective bargaining, Korea GM management finally proposed a plan to pay a total of 8 million KRW per union member over four days as performance bonuses and other compensation.

The union demanded that the management present plans to allocate new car production volumes to the Incheon Bupyeong 2 plant in this round of negotiations, but the management stated that they would only extend the production schedule for vehicles already assigned.

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