"Are You Out of Your Mind?"... Gan Mi-yeon Boards Subway, Reason for Her Explosive Anger Revealed

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Singer Gan Mi-yeon complained about the inconvenience caused by the Seoul Metro Labor Union's compliance strike. Gan Mi-yeon Instagram

Recently, singer Gan Mi-yeon, who used the subway, expressed her discomfort due to the legal strike (work-to-rule) by the Korea Railroad Workers' Union (KRWU).

On the 21st, Gan Mi-yeon posted on her Instagram a photo taken inside a subway train along with the caption, "Because of the work-to-rule, the train didn’t arrive on time, and I kept passing my station," adding, "Am I losing my mind?" She said, "I passed my station twice and was an hour late for my appointment," and questioned, "Does this make any sense?"

The day Gan Mi-yeon voiced her inconvenience was the second day since the Seoul Metro Union began the work-to-rule, demanding increased staffing and other measures. Seoul Metro, which operates subway lines 1 through 8 in Seoul, announced that 27 trains were delayed by more than 20 minutes that day. Out of a total of 3,189 trains in operation, the on-time rate (the percentage of trains running as scheduled) was 99.1%. According to the Railroad Safety Act, a train is considered delayed if it is late by 20 minutes or more.

Earlier, the Korea Railroad Workers' Union started the work-to-rule on the 18th, demanding wage increases, resolution of wage arrears, normalization of performance bonuses, and reinforcement of safety personnel. If their demands are not met, they plan to launch a full strike on the 6th of next month. At a press conference, Union Chairman Choi Myung-ho appealed, "Since 2005, two workers have died each year during operations. We demand to correct this reality and receive equal treatment as other public sector workers," adding, "We must stop the dangerously outsourced safety measures and staff reductions."

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