Korean Financial Industry Labor Union Announces Support for Gyeonggi Superintendent Candidate Ahn Minseok

Financial Union: "Ahn Minseok is the Right Person to Lead the Transformation of Gyeonggi Education"

Ahn Minseok: "We Will Faithfully Uphold the Policy Agreement to Realize Labor-Respecting Education in Gyeonggi"

The National Financial Industry Labor Union has declared its support for An Minseok, the unified Democratic Progressive candidate for Gyeonggi Province Superintendent of Education, and signed a policy agreement to realize labor-respecting education in Gyeonggi Province.

Gyeonggi Province Superintendent of Education candidate An Minseok, the unified candidate for the Democratic Progressive faction, held a support declaration and policy agreement with the National Financial Industry Labor Union on the 15th. Photo by candidate An Minseok

On May 15, the National Financial Industry Labor Union held a support declaration and policy agreement ceremony with candidate An Minseok in the union’s conference room, stating, “We believe that candidate An Minseok is the right person to lead the recovery and transformation of education in Gyeonggi Province,” and officially announced their support.

In their declaration, they stated, “Our society now faces inequality and polarization, a declining birthrate and livelihood crises, and rapid digital transformation,” adding, “Education is a public responsibility that shapes individual lives and prepares our society for the future.”

They continued, “This Gyeonggi Province Superintendent of Education election is a crucial one that will determine whether public education in Gyeonggi will move toward public interest and democracy, or remain stuck in the old order centered on educational disparity and competition.” They evaluated, “Candidate An has classroom experience as a teacher and, as a five-term member of the National Assembly, has worked to connect educational policy with legislation and practical policy measures.”

Through the policy agreement, both sides pledged to cooperate on strengthening the responsibility of public education, ensuring the substantial guarantee of the three basic labor rights and union activities, enhancing expertise in educational administration, introducing human-centered administrative innovation in response to artificial intelligence (AI) and digital transformation, and expanding student education on labor, economics, and finance.

An Minseok, the unified Democratic Progressive candidate for Gyeonggi Province Superintendent of Education, remarked, “Education is the future of labor, and children's learning determines the sustainability of our society.” He added, “I will strengthen the responsibility of public education and shift toward educational administration that supports school sites and the educational community.”

Candidate An further emphasized, “Only when labor is respected within schools and educational administration can public education stand on firm ground.” He pledged, “Based on the support declaration and policy agreement with the Gyeonggi regional headquarters of the National Financial Industry Labor Union, I will realize an educational system in Gyeonggi that takes responsibility for the learning and growth of every student.”

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