Coupang "Firm Response Including Legal Action Against Union Agreement Breach"

Coupang stated, "We will firmly respond, including legal measures, against the union's illegal acts, criminal activities, and breach of agreement." On the 25th, Coupang announced, "The prolonged illegal occupation protest, unilateral breach of agreement, and attempts to expand unauthorized occupation are acts that undermine the basic trust necessary for normal labor-management negotiations."

According to Coupang, Coupang Fulfillment Service (CFS) and the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions Public Transport Workers' Union Coupang Logistics Center Branch (hereinafter the union) had agreed to end the protest as of 12 PM on the 24th and to resume collective bargaining on the 4th of next month to negotiate on current issues including the collective agreement, and were about to sign the agreement.

However, Coupang claims that the union unilaterally broke the agreement immediately after the rally at the Dongtan Logistics Center on the 23rd and instead attempted to illegally enter the Jamsil building where CFS is located at night by bringing additional external personnel, thereby intensifying and expanding the illegal occupation situation. CFS requested the union to comply with the labor-management agreement, but the Public Transport Workers' Union refused.

The union has been protesting since occupying the lobby of the Jamsil building on the 23rd of last month. CFS has continuously demanded the union to stop the occupation. Coupang stated, "The union ignored the company's requests as well as eviction requests from the building management and the police, prolonging the illegal occupation protest, which has caused business disruptions and noise damages spreading to other tenants in the building, small business owners such as restaurants, nearby schools, and local residents."

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