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Tue, July 5, 2022 | 08:43
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Seoul subway line No. 9 union begins 3-day strike
Posted : 2019-10-07 16:04
Updated : 2019-10-07 20:37
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Scores of passengers use the subway line No. 9 at Eonju Station in Seoul, Monday, after the union of the subway operator for line No. 9 began a three-day strike after failing to reach an agreement with management over wage and other working conditions. Yonhap
Scores of passengers use the subway line No. 9 at Eonju Station in Seoul, Monday, after the union of the subway operator for line No. 9 began a three-day strike after failing to reach an agreement with management over wage and other working conditions. Yonhap

By Kim Hyun-bin

The union of the subway operator in charge of a part of Seoul's line No. 9 began a three-day strike, Monday, after negotiations with management fell through.

Subway line No. 9 is managed by two entities, with the western section operated by Seoul Metro Line 9 Corp., a private company, and the other by a unit of the Seoul City-run Seoul Metro. Members of the union of the latter, which operates 13 stations from Eonju to the VHS Medical Center, are on strike.

They walked out at 5:30 a.m., and are scheduled to continue the strike through Wednesday.

Since May, the union held 15 sets of talks with management to increase the number of workers, implement a step-based salary system and secure more permanent job positions, but failed to reach an agreement.

The union, affiliated with the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, said about half of its 250 members are participating in the walkout.

Even during a strike, however, the current law requires the union to operate 100 percent of the scheduled train operations during morning rush hours between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m., 80 percent during evening rush hours from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and 60 percent during the remaining hours, to prevent traffic mayhem.

There were no major delays and operations were maintained at usual levels on the first day, as the city government and Seoul Metro dispatched non-union workers to fill the positions of the striking unionists.

If there are delays in operation on the second and third days, the city government will operate more buses on the routes of the subway line and allow more taxies in the area.

The union denounced the dispatch of replacements, saying it denied workers' right to strike and negated the effect of the walkout.

It plans to hold an additional strike from Oct. 16 to 18 if its demands are not met.

If the strike is prolonged, operations may be delayed due to a shortage of replacements, and could also hit the other section of the subway.


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