KBS Union Resolves to Go on Strike
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SEOUL (Yonhap) -The union of South Korea's state-run broadcaster KBS on Thursday resolved to walk off the job next week after wage negotiations failed. The strike will start at 5 a.m., Wednesday, the union said.
In their first round of negotiations, the union demanded a 9 percent pay increase, while their management insisted on a freeze.
The government's labor committee later recommended an adjusted 4.5 percent increase which the management accepted, but the union refused.
The resolution was decided via a three-day union vote from Dec. 26, in which 91 percent of the unionists voted in favor of the strike.
In their first round of negotiations, the union demanded a 9 percent pay increase, while their management insisted on a freeze.
The government's labor committee later recommended an adjusted 4.5 percent increase which the management accepted, but the union refused.
The resolution was decided via a three-day union vote from Dec. 26, in which 91 percent of the unionists voted in favor of the strike.
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