'Labor Dispute' Korea GM Union to Launch Partial Strike

[Asia Economy Reporter Changhwan Lee] The Korean Metal Workers' Union (KMWU) branch at Korea GM (GM) has decided to carry out a partial strike amid conflicts with management during this year's wage negotiations.

According to the automotive industry on the 20th, the KMWU Korea GM branch held a Central Dispute Countermeasure Committee meeting on the same day and established guidelines for struggles, including a partial strike.

Union members who are production workers on the early and late shifts at Korea GM plan to strike for two hours each on the 21st.

The union members will also refuse overtime and special work, and prohibit arriving at work earlier or leaving later than scheduled production hours.

The union is expected to strike for one day on the 21st initially and decide on additional strikes depending on management’s response.

Korea GM labor and management have conducted 13 rounds of collective bargaining on wages since May, but the gap between the two sides remains unresolved.

The union demanded a fixed monthly base pay increase of 99,000 KRW and a lump-sum payment of over 10 million KRW including performance bonuses and incentives, but management proposed a monthly base pay increase of 26,000 KRW and a lump-sum and incentive payment of 4 million KRW.

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