Dunchon Jugong Construction Consortium - First Meeting with Some Union Members... Union vs. Construction Consortium Conflict Remains Unresolved

Normalization Committee Composed of Union Members
Meets Construction Project Team to Share Situation
Conflicting Claims Between Union and Construction Team
Normalization Committee "Will Decide Later"

The Dunchon Jugong Reconstruction Complex in Gangdong-gu, Seoul, the largest reconstruction project to date, is facing a construction halt crisis. As conflicts over project costs between the association and the construction companies have reached a peak, the Dunchon Jugong Construction Project Team (including Hyundai Engineering & Construction and three other companies) has announced a construction stoppage starting from the 15th. The photo shows the reconstruction site on the 14th. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Seoyul] As the reconstruction work of Dunchon Jugong has been halted for nearly a month, some union members opposing the current executive committee held their first meeting with the construction project team. With the claims of the construction project team and the union still running in parallel, attention is focused on what actions the union members will take in the future.

According to the industry on the 12th, the Union Normalization Committee (Normalization Committee), formed by Dunchon Jugong union members, and the Dunchon Jugong construction project team met face-to-face for the first time on the 11th. During the approximately two hours and 30 minutes meeting, the Normalization Committee and the construction project team reportedly shared information on △ whether mediation at the Seoul city level would proceed △ and the nine conditions set by the construction project team for resuming construction.

The Normalization Committee stated that the union had not disclosed related information in detail until now. Regarding the ‘whether mediation at the Seoul city level is proceeding,’ the union’s only notice was to "please wait a little longer as mediation is underway," according to the Normalization Committee. However, the construction project team reportedly stated that no mediation had taken place since the construction halt, and they had only submitted their respective proposals to Seoul city. A Normalization Committee official lamented, "We thought negotiations were underway," and added, "Nothing has progressed since the construction was stopped."

On the other hand, the union side said, "We explained that each proposal had been delivered at the time of the notice." The text messages shared with union members by the union included statements such as ‘We are diligently preparing behind the scenes for successful negotiations’ and ‘We have had sufficient prior consultations with Seoul city.’

The claims of the construction project team and the union also differ regarding the disclosure of the ‘nine conditions for resuming construction.’ The union reportedly did not provide specific details to union members, citing a confidentiality agreement with Seoul city regarding negotiations. However, at the meeting, the construction project team said, "We have never received a confidentiality request from Seoul city," and disclosed the related details to the Normalization Committee. A Normalization Committee official said, "We believe union members need to know this, so we plan to share this information and issue a statement."

Meanwhile, the union rebutted that since they had actually signed a confidentiality agreement with Seoul city, they could not disclose the details. A union official said, "We notified union members of the facts as they are, and this is slander by the construction company." He added, "We plan to disclose the information to union members after obtaining approval from Seoul city."

A Normalization Committee official stated, "Based on what we learned this time, we plan to meet and discuss with the union in the future," and added, "We will judge later which claims are correct."

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