GM Korea President Encourages Employees at Changwon Plant Amid Partial Strike

Discussing the Company's Direction with Employees

Hector Vizareal, President of GM Korea, visited the Changwon plant to encourage employees amid escalating labor-management conflict triggered by the push to sell off directly operated service centers and idle assets at the Bupyeong plant.

Hector Vizareal, President of GM Korea (center back row), visited the Changwon plant of GM Korea on the 27th and took a commemorative photo with employees. GM Korea

GM Korea announced that President Vizareal visited the Changwon plant on the 27th to celebrate the global success of the Chevrolet Trax Crossover and to encourage employees as they returned to work for the second half of the year after the summer vacation.

President Vizareal toured the recently improved production site and exchanged views with employees regarding the company's direction.

The GM Korea labor union has been on a partial strike since the 18th. On the 19th and 20th, the union conducted two-hour partial strikes by dividing shifts into morning, afternoon, and day shifts. Starting from the 21st, the strike hours were increased to four hours. They are also refusing overtime work except for departments essential to maintaining operations.

Labor and management at GM Korea have not been able to narrow their differences in wage negotiations. At that time, management proposed a basic salary increase of 60,300 won and a performance bonus of 16 million won to the union.

Hector Vizarel, president of Korea GM (center), is holding a meeting with executives and employees at the Changwon plant on the 27th. Korea GM

In contrast, the union is demanding a basic salary increase of 141,300 won, a performance bonus equivalent to 15% of net profit, and an incentive payment equal to 500% of the ordinary wage. The union secured the right to strike after the Central Labor Relations Commission decided to halt mediation in the wage negotiations between GM Korea labor and management on July 7. In addition, the union is demanding that management withdraw its plans to sell certain facilities at the service centers and the Bupyeong plant.