Gwangju Teachers' Union to Change Name to 'Jeonnam-Gwangju Unified Teachers' Union'

"Jeonnam Teachers Can Join the Union"

As efforts to integrate the administrative regions of Gwangju and Jeonnam progress, the Gwangju Teachers' Union will change its name to the "Jeonnam-Gwangju Unified Metropolitan City Teachers' Union."

According to the Gwangju Teachers' Union on March 11, the union held a general assembly of delegates at the end of last month and decided to change its name in response to the planned integration of the Gwangju and Jeonnam education administrations. The union has also completed the official name change registration with the regional labor office.

The unified teachers' union has opened an online registration portal on its website to allow teachers from Jeonnam to join the union, and has formally notified the Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education of these changes by sending an official letter.

In addition, starting next week, the union will put up campaign banners for the superintendent of education election throughout both Gwangju and Jeonnam regions.

A union representative stated, "Although the unified education office has not yet been launched, teachers in Jeonnam are already able to join our union. Our aim is to serve as a check on the Jeonnam Office of Education and to facilitate a genuine integration between the education offices of Gwangju and Jeonnam."

Meanwhile, the Gwangju Teachers' Union has withdrawn from the Teachers' Union Federation and now operates independently, without an affiliated higher-level umbrella organization. In Jeonnam, there is a separate Jeonnam Teachers' Union affiliated with the Teachers' Union Federation. The Gwangju and Jeonnam branches of the Korean Teachers and Education Workers Union (KTU) are also reportedly considering merging their branches in line with the integration of the education administrations.

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