The South Korean railroad strike of 2006 was a four-day walkout by members of the Korean Railway Workers' Union employed by the Korean National Railroad. It lasted from March 1 to March 4, when the union called a halt to the strike after most of the workers voluntarily returned to work. The number of striking workers fluctuated throughout the strike, but reached over 16,000 workers at its peak. During the strike, Korail's passenger service was decreased by 60%, on both national and Seoul Subway lines. Freight service was also greatly reduced.
The principal issue, which was not resolved during the strike, was Korail's replacement of regular long-term positions with short-term contract positions. The strike was declared illegal by the government after emergency arbitration was imposed, and at least 411 strikers were arrested. 10 of those were indicted on charges of "interference with execution of duty," but the rest were released.[1] 2000 union workers were also suspended by Korail during the incident.[2]
The female KTX attendants' union, whose members are not employed by Korail but by a subcontractor, continued their walkout.
2006, south, korean, railroad, strike, south, korean, railroad, strike, 2006, four, walkout, members, korean, railway, workers, union, employed, korean, national, railroad, lasted, from, march, march, when, union, called, halt, strike, after, most, workers, vo. The South Korean railroad strike of 2006 was a four day walkout by members of the Korean Railway Workers Union employed by the Korean National Railroad It lasted from March 1 to March 4 when the union called a halt to the strike after most of the workers voluntarily returned to work The number of striking workers fluctuated throughout the strike but reached over 16 000 workers at its peak During the strike Korail s passenger service was decreased by 60 on both national and Seoul Subway lines Freight service was also greatly reduced The principal issue which was not resolved during the strike was Korail s replacement of regular long term positions with short term contract positions The strike was declared illegal by the government after emergency arbitration was imposed and at least 411 strikers were arrested 10 of those were indicted on charges of interference with execution of duty but the rest were released 1 2000 union workers were also suspended by Korail during the incident 2 The female KTX attendants union whose members are not employed by Korail but by a subcontractor continued their walkout See also edit nbsp Organized labour portal South Korean KTX Train Attendant Union StrikeReferences edit Union Calls Halt to 4 Day Rail Strike The Dong a Ilbo Retrieved 15 October 2019 Korean Rail Strike Hits Third Day BBC News 3 March 2006 Retrieved 15 October 2019 External links editKorea Herald article Korea Times article reporting the end of the strike nbsp This Korean history related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article related to a strike action or other labor dispute is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about transport in South Korea is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2006 South Korean railroad strike amp oldid 1210762050, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
