Firefighters' Union Gangwon Headquarters Samcheok Branch Launch

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] On the 29th at 2 PM, the 'National Fire Safety Public Officials Labor Union (hereinafter Firefighters' Union) Gangwon Headquarters Samcheok Branch Launch Ceremony' was held in the main conference room of the Samcheok Fire Station.

Kim Young-su, the inaugural head of the Samcheok Branch, said in his welcoming address, "Our Korean Federation of Trade Unions Firefighters' Union will regularly and frequently sit down with members of the National Assembly to discuss various unresolved fire service issues in ways other unions have not done, and we will work to improve them through legislation."

He also stated, "However, we will never make unreasonable demands nor cause public anxiety or discomfort. The Firefighters' Union will seek to improve or abolish contradictory systems that have been perpetuated as customs over many years."

The main projects promoted by the Gangwon Headquarters include ▲establishing legal and institutional defensive rights for paramedics ▲enacting a presumed injury law to strengthen the treatment of line-of-duty deaths and injuries ▲reorganizing the dispatch system in response to automated fire alarm reports ▲introducing a 119 safety allowance ▲increasing rescue and emergency activity allowances ▲realizing night dispatch snack expenses ▲and improving work schedules.

Additionally, they expressed their ambition to improve employees' working conditions by reforming unreasonable firefighting systems.

Woo Nam-cheol, Chairman of the Gangwon Headquarters, encouraged, "Congratulations on the launch of the Samcheok Branch, the first regional branch of the Gangwon Headquarters. Let us work hard together to create a work environment where union members, the owners of the union, can work enthusiastically."

Many guests attended the event, including Hong Soon-tak, Chairman of the Firefighters' Union; Woo Nam-cheol, Chairman of the Gangwon Headquarters; Lee Sang-jin, Head of the Korean Federation of Trade Unions Organization Expansion Headquarters; Kim Woo-jong, Chairman of the Korean Federation of Trade Unions Samcheok Regional Branch; and Kim Jeong-hee, Chief of Samcheok Fire Station, celebrating the launch of the Firefighters' Union Gangwon Headquarters Samcheok Branch.

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