Attendance demanded 3 times... Three Coupang Union Executives Investigated by Police (Comprehensive)

[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Sehee] The executive committee of the Coupang Logistics Center Branch of the Korean Public Service and Transport Workers' Union (KPTU), which had occupied Coupang's headquarters and held a sit-in protest, appeared before the police. This comes about two months after Coupang filed a complaint.

On the 26th, the Songpa Police Station in Seoul summoned three executives, including Min Byeongjo, head of the Coupang Logistics Center Branch, for investigation as suspects around 2 p.m. The union members did not respond to the first and second summons, and some members are reportedly coordinating additional investigation schedules through lawyers.

CBRE Korea, the building management contractor for Coupang's headquarters, and Coupang Fulfillment Services Co., Ltd., Coupang's logistics subsidiary, filed complaints with the police in June against Min, branch head Kim Hanmin of the National Logistics Center Branch, and about ten others on charges including obstruction of business, trespassing on joint property, and refusal to vacate jointly occupied premises.

Before entering the interrogation room, Min told reporters, "We are conducting strike actions according to legitimate procedures, and since the causes of these actions have not yet been resolved, we continue the sit-in protest. The management should take a proactive approach to dialogue."

The KPTU Coupang Logistics Center Branch has been occupying the headquarters since June 23, requesting meetings with management over nine key negotiation issues, including measures against heatwaves at the logistics center. After management blocked the headquarters entrance around the end of last month, the union has continued the protest by setting up tents in front of the headquarters building.

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