<Anchor> As the
delivery union went on an indefinite strike since last Wednesday, the post office delivery workers belonging to the union went into a sit-down at the Yeouido Post Office building from the morning of the 14th. Tomorrow, all the members of the courier union in the provinces will gather in Seoul. First, let's connect our reporter to the Yeouido Post Office building.
Reporter Han Ji-yeon, I see a lot of people in the back, but is the siege continuing at night?
<Reporter>
Yes, even now, there are about 80 postal delivery union members who are still occupied, and it seems that it will lead to an all-night protest.
Previously, the courier union occupied the first floor of this place around 11 am today as they had a conflict with the Postal Service headquarters over sorting tasks.
[Kim Tae-wan / Senior Vice President of the National Delivery Labor Union: I strongly condemn the fraudulent behavior of the public for not paying the classification fee. The Postal Service Headquarters, a national public institution, is the biggest obstacle to social consensus.] The
union criticized the Postal Service Headquarters for not paying a fee for sorting costs, so the sorting work was passed on to individual workers.
In addition, they are protesting the decision to employ couriers in the work vacancy caused by the courier union's refusal to deliver, saying it is 'to neutralize the union'.
There was even a physical clash with the police, who ordered the disbanding of the assembly.
<Anchor>
And tomorrow, the courier union members are going to meet in Seoul, but how many are expected?
<Reporter> The
Tokyo Struggle will be held for two days starting tomorrow, and about 5,000 of the total 6,500 courier workers will participate.
Some disruptions in courier delivery seem inevitable.
It is not only the courier union that has taken collective action.
The Association of Courier Agents, which can be said to be the management side, also announced that it would suspend its business on the 17th as early as the 17th, raising concerns about the possibility of a courier crisis becoming a reality.
Distributors oppose a general strike by the courier union and are also asking couriers to clarify when to put in their sorting workers.
[Agents Association official: We will report the assembly on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. I'm also trying to do something like completely shutting down the terminal... If you claim one thing too unfairly, another… .]
Delivery companies demanded a one-year grace period for sorting manpower input, so even after the first social agreement was reached, the difference in positions remains.
There is also a move to resume negotiations for the second social agreement in the National Assembly the day after tomorrow, and this is expected to be a watershed in this situation.
(Video coverage: Kim Gyun-jong, on-site moderator: Shin Jin-soo, video editing: Lee Seung-hee)