The Gwangju city bus union resumed its strike on the 9th.
According to the National Automobile Labor Union Federation, the Gwangju regional bus labor union went on strike starting from the first bus of the day.
The strike by the Gwangju city bus union comes four days after they initially struck on the 5th due to the breakdown of negotiations with management. The union temporarily suspended the strike from the 6th, ahead of the Memorial Day holiday, and reduced the intensity of its protests by operating in compliance with regulations. However, after management did not present any substantial negotiation proposals, they resumed the strike on this day.
On this day, 1,400 out of approximately 2,400 city bus drivers participated in the strike.
The union is demanding an 8.2% annual salary increase (based on the 4th grade, monthly 340,000 won) and an extension of the retirement age to 65 years in this year's wage negotiations.
In contrast, management's position is that wages must be frozen due to operating deficits and other reasons.
The city of Gwangju plans to implement emergency transport measures with the goal of maintaining an 80% operation rate for city buses by utilizing non-union drivers. Additionally, they will increase subway operations by 12 trips and intensively dispatch taxis during commuting hours.