Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education Signs Union Agreement with JeonGyoJo Just 4 Months After Restoring Legal Status

Final Confirmation of 281 Items

Kwon Jeong-o, Chairman of the Korean Teachers and Education Workers Union (JeonGyoJo), and union members are shouting "Banzai" as they leave the courtroom after the Supreme Court ruling on the appeal trial for the cancellation of the notification of the illegal labor union on the 3rd at the Supreme Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education announced on the 29th that it will sign a collective agreement with the Seoul branch of the Korean Teachers and Education Workers Union (JeonGyoJo).

This collective agreement comes five years after the last one in 2015 and four months after JeonGyoJo regained its legal status.

The Seoul branch of JeonGyoJo submitted over 300 collective bargaining demands on August 25 and reached an agreement with the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education on September 10. Subsequently, after preliminary and working-level negotiations, a final total of 281 items were confirmed.

The main points include not issuing work instructions via social networking services (SNS) outside working hours, including labor rights education in the high school curriculum, and promoting a maximum of 20 students per class.

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