'Bus Agreement' Led by Kim Dong-yeon: "We Will Carry Out Transportation Promises Without Delay"

News about the resolution of the bus strike posted by Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon on his SNS on the 4th

Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon announced that "the labor-management negotiations for buses in the Gyeonggi area, which had threatened a full strike on the 4th, were dramatically resolved," and stated, "We will steadily proceed with transportation promises such as the public management system for city buses."

In a post on his social media early that morning, Governor Kim said, "I am pleased to deliver good news to the residents who were worried about their commute to work and school," adding, "This was possible thanks to the magnanimous concessions and compromises made by both labor and management for the residents."

He continued, "Like two years ago and last year, I received reports on the negotiations throughout the day yesterday (the 3rd) and headed to the negotiation site immediately after the provincial council session ended," and introduced, "I did my best to mediate with the mindset that the residents’ transportation should not be disrupted."

Furthermore, he promised, "Gyeonggi Province will continue to strive to create public transportation that benefits both labor and residents," and "We will also steadily carry out transportation promises made to residents, including the public management system for city buses."

Earlier, the Gyeonggi Bus Labor Union Council, which represents 90% of all route buses in Gyeonggi Province, held a final adjustment meeting with the employer group, the Gyeonggi Bus Transport Business Association, at the Gyeonggi Regional Labor Relations Commission from 3 p.m. on the 3rd to 3 a.m. on the 4th, reaching an agreement on wages and collective bargaining agreements.

Regarding the wage increase, which had been a major point of contention, both sides compromised by agreeing to a 7% increase for both quasi-public and private routes.

Additionally, the six-month grace period for switching to a two-shift system per day, introduced as part of the 'public management system for city buses' that the union council had demanded to abolish, was maintained as is.

Although there were disagreements between labor and management on collective agreement matters, it was decided to prioritize forming a joint consultative body at the union council level to unify the different collective agreement clauses for each company due to the expanded introduction of the quasi-public system.

Following the resolution of the labor-management negotiations, the union council withdrew the full strike that had been scheduled to start with the first bus operation at 4 a.m. that day. The union council includes about 16,000 members from 45 bus companies across 31 cities and counties in the province.

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