PHOTOS: Subway workers threaten full-scale strike early next month
By Kim Dong-wooPosted : November 19, 2024, 17:42Updated : November 19, 2024, 17:49
SEOUL, November 19 (AJP) - Unionized subway workers have threatened a full-scale strike early next month unless their demands for higher wages and better working conditions are met.
In a rally in front of Seoul City Hall in the capital on Tuesday, they also urged Seoul Metro, which operates subway lines 1 through 8, to reverse its plans to lay off a massive number of workers. Otherwise, they will go on a full-scale strike on Dec. 6.
They are requesting that more workers be hired instead, as a train operated by a single person could pose a safety risk.
The workers also said they will carry out their duties negligently starting from Wednesday as part of the strike, which is expected to cause delays, disrupting subway services.
Subway workers hold a rally during a press conference in front of Seoul City Hall in the capital on Nov. 19, 2024. AJP Kim Dong-woo
Subway workers hold a rally during a press conference in front of Seoul City Hall in the capital on Nov. 19, 2024. AJP Kim Dong-woo
Subway workers hold a rally during a press conference in front of Seoul City Hall in the capital on Nov. 19, 2024. AJP Kim Dong-woo
Subway workers hold a rally during a press conference in front of Seoul City Hall in the capital on Nov. 19, 2024. AJP Kim Dong-woo
Subway workers hold a rally during a press conference in front of Seoul City Hall in the capital on Nov. 19, 2024. AJP Kim Dong-woo