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The freight truck driver's union, which struck last June, announced a strike again from the day after tomorrow (the 24th).
The Seoul subway and railroad unions also announced that they would go on strike next week.
This is reporter Kim Beom-ju.
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cargo union has warned of a strike again from the day after tomorrow.
The core of the controversy is the 'Safe Fare System', a kind of minimum wage system set by the government for freight transportation rates.
According to the law, it is supposed to operate until the end of this year and decide whether to continue or not, but during the strike in June last year, it was sealed with an agreement with the government to continue promoting the extension.
However, after discussions in the National Assembly were sluggish, the union went on strike again.
[Lee Bong-ju/Cargo Solidarity Chairman: I don't want to do it.
In the current general strike, the government does not keep its promise and instead proposes a backward bill...
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Today, the ruling party and the government proposed an extension for an additional three years, but the union rejected it, saying that full introduction should be done within this year.
The Seoul subway union announced a strike on the 30th.
This is because of opposition to the Seoul Metropolitan Government's manpower reduction plan to reduce 1,500 people, or about 10% of the current quota, by three years later.
On the 2nd, a strike by the railroad union is expected to urge the preparation of countermeasures related to recent fatal accidents.
The government has put forward a position that it will respond in accordance with the law and principles to illegal activities.
[Han Deok-soo/Prime Minister: At this point in time when we need to focus our efforts on revitalizing our economy, refusal of group transportation is a choice that will hinder our economy.]
In addition, measures to minimize logistics disruptions, such as introducing additional transport vehicles, are prepared. I said I would.