What Led Park Hee-young, Yongsan District Mayor, to Become a Supporting Member of the Yongsan District Union?

[Seoul District News] Park Hee-young, Yongsan-gu Mayor, Joins Yongsan-gu Branch of Public Officials Union as Supporting Member on the 5th and Holds Meeting to Discuss Hiring Dedicated Day/Night Duty Staff and Petition Police for Handling Malicious Complaints

On the 5th, Park Hee-young, Mayor of Yongsan District, is filling out an application form to join as a supporting member of the civil servants' union.

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Park Hee-young, the mayor of Yongsan-gu, became the 1241st member of the Seoul Regional Headquarters Yongsan-gu Branch of the National Public Officials Labor Union.

On the 5th, Mayor Park met with the Yongsan-gu branch in the mayor's office and joined as a supporting member.

According to the Public Officials Labor Union Act and related laws, heads of local governments can become supporting members of the public officials labor union. However, such cases are rare.

A union official said, "The mayor joining as a supporting member marks a new change for Yongsan," adding, "We expect this to empower the voices of our public officials, who are at the forefront of civil administration, through more active labor-management cooperation."

On the same day, following his registration as a supporting member, Mayor Park Hee-young held discussions with union executives. They talked about jointly holding the Residents' Day ceremony during the Itaewon Global Festival period (October 15-16), and discussed practical issues faced by public officials such as dedicated personnel for party and duty shifts and the hiring of security guards to handle malicious civil complaints.

Mayor Park Hee-young of Yongsan-gu said, "Administration is ultimately done by people. The happiness of public officials directly leads to residents' satisfaction," and added, "I will work together with over 1,300 public officials to build Yongsan into a premium city."

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