Gyeongnam Office of Education Holds Preliminary Meeting for Collective Bargaining with Gyeongnam Health Teachers' Union

Consensus on a Collaborative Partnership and Harmonious Atmosphere Between Labor and Management

Gyeongnam Superintendent of Education Park Jong-hoon is holding the first collective bargaining main negotiation (introductory meeting) of 2021 with the Gyeongnam Health Teachers' Labor Union. [Image source=Gyeongnam Office of Education]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Sharon] The Gyeongsangnam-do Office of Education held the first collective bargaining main negotiation (introductory meeting) of 2021 with the Gyeongnam Health Teachers' Labor Union on the afternoon of the 6th in the conference room.

The negotiation was attended by 13 labor-management negotiation committee members, including Superintendent Park Jong-hoon and Chairman Park Ju-young of the Gyeongnam Health Teachers' Labor Union. The session proceeded in the order of greetings from the negotiation representatives, explanation of the union's collective bargaining demands, and the Office of Education's position statement.

The Gyeongnam Health Teachers' Labor Union presented a proposal consisting of 37 articles and 110 clauses to establish new demands aimed at protecting and promoting the health of students and staff, improving working conditions and treatment for health teachers, and enhancing the economic and social status of union activities.

Chairman Park said, "Through this collective bargaining, we hope it will be a time for labor and management to come together with wisdom to overcome COVID-19, contribute to enhancing the competitiveness of educational services by improving the working conditions of Gyeongnam health teachers, and expect a new and desirable labor-management culture through mutual cooperation."

In response, Superintendent Park stated, "I express my gratitude to the health teachers who are fulfilling their duties with passion and effort amid the COVID-19 crisis. Through this negotiation, I hope to create a virtuous cycle of cooperation that empowers each other through active communication with the Gyeongnam Health Teachers' Labor Union."

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