BPA Labor and Management Reach '20 Consecutive Years of Dispute-Free Agreements' ... Collective Agreement Signed

The Busan Port Authority (BPA, President Kang Jun-seok) labor and management signed the 2023 collective agreement at the headquarters building on the 21st.

President Kang Joon-seok of BPA and BPA Union Chairman Park Shin-ho, who signed the collective agreement.

With this, Busan Port Authority has reached a collective agreement without disputes for 20 consecutive years since its establishment in January 2004.

The labor and management parties prepared the final agreement through several rounds of practical negotiations and main negotiations, starting with a meeting between negotiation committee members in November.

The revised collective agreement includes ▲ compliance with government innovation guidelines ▲ joint efforts by labor and management for sustainable management ▲ reduction of the usage unit for annual leave activation (from 1 hour to 30 minutes) ▲ prohibition of unfavorable treatment due to family care leave ▲ application of the ‘Unified Age Act,’ and other agreements aimed at improving workers’ welfare and corporate development.

Kang Jun-seok, President of BPA, said, “Mutual trust and communication are the most important in labor-management relations,” and added, “We will strive further to achieve the sound development of the authority through establishing labor-management relations based on participation and cooperation.”

Park Shin-ho, Chairman of the BPA Labor Union, said, “I appreciate the management for their great efforts to build healthy labor-management relations, and we will continue to prioritize mutual understanding and cooperation to achieve joint labor-management goals such as enhancing Busan Port’s competitiveness.”

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