Governor Kim Dong-yeon Meets with Three Provincial Government Employee Unions for 'Current Issue Communication'

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Kim Dong-yeon, Governor of Gyeonggi Province, met on the 2nd with executives including representatives of the three public servant labor unions at the Gyeonggi Provincial Government Office to listen to employees' grievances and hear the unions' opinions on provincial administration issues for the first time since his inauguration. Earlier, on his first day in office, Governor Kim visited the offices of the three unions.

On this day, Governor Kim invited the executives of the three public servant labor unions within the provincial government office?the Gyeonggi Provincial Government Office Public Servants Labor Union, the National Public Servants Labor Union Gyeonggi Provincial Government Office Branch, and the Gyeonggi Province Integrated Public Servants Labor Union?to the multipurpose hall of the provincial government office for an introductory meeting and shared a luncheon, creating a time for communication.

At the meeting, Governor Kim expressed gratitude to the unions for their efforts to resolve employees' difficulties, empathized with the employees' grievances, and exchanged opinions.

The three unions requested, "Regarding the administrative mistakes that occurred during the establishment of the COVID-19 Life Support Center, disciplinary demands were made without considering the urgent circumstances at the time," and asked, "Please create conditions that allow public servants to work diligently."

Governor Kim responded with empathy and said, "Regarding incidents that occurred during proactive administration, we will not judge them by current standards but will create an atmosphere where employees can work diligently."

Regarding the proposal to abolish the promotion restriction criteria for public servants at grade 4 or higher who own two or more houses, Governor Kim stated, "It is problematic to uniformly restrict promotions for multi-home ownership that is not intended for speculation," but emphasized, "When implementing policies, procedural legitimacy is equally important. It is necessary to listen to employees' opinions, collect and review them, and proceed in a way that is sufficiently predictable."

Since his inauguration, Governor Kim has actively communicated with employees by directly meeting and encouraging on-site workers such as security guards, guards, and cleaners at the provincial government office, and this time by arranging a meeting with the labor unions.

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