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Wed, November 29, 2023 | 11:25
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GM Korea workers to stage partial strike for higher wages
한국GM 노조, 임금 인상 향한 부분파업 돌입
Posted : 2021-07-22 22:23
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GM Korea logo at its plant in Incheon / Korea Times file.
GM Korea logo at its plant in Incheon / Korea Times file.


Unionized workers at GM Korea, the South Korean unit of General Motors Co., entered a partial strike Wednesday for higher wages amid the extended COVID-19 pandemic.

제너럴모터스 한국지사, 한국GM의 노조원들이 수요일 코로나바이러스 감염증 확산이 지속된 가운데 임금 인상을 향한 부분파업에 돌입했다.



GM Korea workers put down their tools in three plants ― two in Bupyeong, just west of Seoul, and one in Changwon, 400 kilometers south of the capital city, a company spokesman said over the phone.

한국GM 대변인은 통화에서 서울 서부에 위치한 부평 공장 2곳과 서울로부터 남쪽으로 약 400km 떨어진 창원 공장 1곳, 총 3곳의 공장에서 한국GM 근로자들이 잔업과 특근을 거부했다고 밝혔다.



GM Korea and its union have had 13 rounds of negotiations over wages since May, but they failed to bridge their differences.

한국GM과 노조는 지난 5월 이후 13차례 임금 협상을 벌였지만 이견을 좁히지 못했다.



The union demanded an increase of 99,000 won (US$86) in basic monthly pay and a lump sum payment of over 10 million won in performance-related pay and a cash bonus per person. It also asked the company to suggest future vehicle production plans at the plants.

노조는 월 기본급 9만9000원(미화 약 86달러) 인상 및 1000만 원 이상의 성과급과 격려금 지급을 요구했다. 또한 부평 공장과 창원 공장의 향후 차량 생산 계획을 제시할 것을 사측에 요구했다.


But the company proposed an increase of 26,000 won in basic pay and 4 million won worth of performance-related pay and bonuses. As for upcoming vehicle output plans, the company said it is hard to promise any production plans for now.


반면, 사측은 기본급 2만6000원 인상과 성과급 및 격려급 400만 지급을 제시했다. 이어 사측은 향후 차량 생산 계획에 대해 현재로서 확답을 내리기 어렵다는 입장을 밝혔다.



GM's three Korean plants combined output capacity reaches 630,000 units a year. (Yonhap)

한편 제너럴모터스 국내 공장 3곳의 총 생산량은 연간 63만대에 달한다.




KEY WORDS
■ stage a strike 파업을 행하다
■ unionize 노동조합을 결성하다
■ put down 내려놓다
■ spokesman 대변인
■ lump sum payment 일괄지불
■ performance-related pay 성과급
■ output 생산량


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