All posts tagged "strike"

  • Korean Air Lines planes are visible outside a window at a departure gate of Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, on Feb. 19, 2016. Unionized pilots of South Korea's No. 1 carrier voted for a strike on the day which, if carried out, would be the first in 11 years. The pilots demanded a 37 percent wage hike, while the management offered a 1.9 percent increase. The union said it is not planning on an immediate walkout, but will gradually raise the strike participation level depending on how talks proceed with the management. (Yonhap)
    Unionized pilots of Korean Air vote for strike

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Unionized pilots of South Korea’s No. 1 flag carrier Korean Air Lines Co. voted for a strike on Friday, in what they claim provides legal grounds for them to engage in labor disputes anytime...

    • Posted February 19, 2016
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  • Members of the Korean Federation of Trade Unions, an umbrella union, attend a rally at a plaza in front of Seoul City Hall on April 24, 2015. (Yonhap)
    260,000 S. Korean workers strike against flexible labor market, pension reform

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Tens of thousands of unionized workers walked out of their work places across the country Friday against government plans to reform the pension system for public servants and introduce a more flexible labor market....

    • Posted April 24, 2015
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  • Two labor unions of top broadcaster KBS began a full-scale strike early Thursday after the KBS board delayed a vote on ousting the company president, raising fears over a continued disruption of its broadcasting service. Labeling the labor action an illegal strike, the company vowed to deal sternly with workers participating in the walkout. (Yonhap)
    KBS workers go on strike

    By Lee Hyo-sik Thousands of unionized KBS workers began an all-out strike Thursday after the firm’s board delayed a vote on whether to dismiss company CEO Gil Hwan-young. The walkout is widely expected to force the state-run...

    • Posted May 29, 2014
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