Gyeonggi-do Avoids Traffic Crisis... Bus Labor-Management Negotiations Settled

Agreement on Wages and Collective Bargaining on the 4th

The labor and management of Gyeonggi buses successfully negotiated wages, leading to the withdrawal of the bus strike that had been scheduled to begin on the 4th, thereby avoiding a transportation crisis.

On the morning of the 4th, labor and management representatives of Gyeonggi Province buses are taking a commemorative photo after signing an agreement at the Gyeonggi Regional Labor Relations Commission in Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do. [Image source=Yonhap News]

The Central Labor Relations Commission announced that around 3 a.m. on the 4th, the labor and management of Gyeonggi buses reached a dramatic agreement on the 2024 wages and collective agreement during a mediation meeting at the Gyeonggi Regional Labor Relations Commission.

Earlier, the union had announced that they would launch a full strike starting with the first bus on the 4th due to unresolved differences between labor and management. In response, the Labor Relations Commission conducted overnight mediation to achieve a dramatic settlement.

Kim Tae-gi, Chairman of the Central Labor Relations Commission, said, "I thank both labor and management for their efforts to promptly resolve the wage and collective agreement negotiations through pre-mediation requests this year as well as last year," adding, "We will strive for peaceful resolution and stability in labor-management relations."

Since April last year, the Gyeonggi Regional Labor Relations Commission has formed a consultative body with the Bus Transportation Business Association, the Bus Union, and Gyeonggi Province to resolve bus disputes in the Gyeonggi area. They have also established a dedicated bus team within the Labor Relations Commission to support the resolution of bus disputes.