The Inaugural General Meeting of the Gyeonggi Headquarters of the National Fire Safety Officials Labor Union Held

The Launch Ceremony of the Korea Federation of Fire Safety Officials Labor Union Gyeonggi Headquarters Scheduled for September 7 at 2 PM in the 3rd Floor Conference Room of Gyeonggi Fire Disaster Headquarters

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] The "Founding General Assembly of the National Fire Safety Officials Labor Union Gyeonggi Headquarters" was held at 2 p.m. on the 19th in the meeting room of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions Gyeonggi Regional Headquarters.

On this day, the inaugural executives of the National Fire Safety Officials Labor Union Gyeonggi Headquarters were elected as follows.

▲Chairman Hwang Seon-woo ▲Vice Chairman Hwang Guk-beom ▲Secretary General Jo Jeong-sook ▲Accounting Auditor Kim Dae-hyun

Hong Soon-tak, chairman of the National Firefighters Union, said in his greeting, “The Fire Safety Union affiliated with the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions Public Officials Federation will continue its struggle in a rational way that represents the development of the entire fire organization and the interests of its members.”

The inaugural chairman of the National Firefighters Union Gyeonggi Headquarters, Hwang Seon-woo, said, “Our Fire Safety Union will frequently and regularly sit down and discuss unresolved fire-related issues with members of the National Assembly in ways other unions have not done before, and work to improve them through legislation.” He added, “However, we will never make unreasonable demands, nor will we cause anxiety or discomfort to the public. Our Fire Safety Union plans to improve or abolish contradictory systems that have been continued as customs for many years.”

The main projects to be promoted include ▲establishment and enforcement of the 119 Safety Allowance and realization of various allowances such as hazard duty allowance to improve the rights and interests of firefighters ▲protection rights for paramedics ▲abolition of unrealistic fire patrol and special alert duty systems ▲transition to a three-shift system desired by on-site firefighters ▲improvement of the rank system with one more level compared to general public officials ▲100% three-person occupancy rate for ambulance paramedics ▲demand for reward leave for paramedics due to COVID-19.

In addition, the union will work to improve employees’ working conditions by reforming unreasonable fire service systems.

The launching ceremony of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions National Fire Safety Officials Labor Union Gyeonggi Headquarters is scheduled to be held at 2 p.m. on September 7th in the large conference room on the 3rd floor of the Gyeonggi Fire and Disaster Headquarters.

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