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The strike, the first since November 2019, came after a collapse of negotiations late on Wednesday between the union, the transport ministry and Korea Railroad Corp (KORAIL), the state-run train ...
The women did not stop the strike. KORAIL fired 280 crew members who refused to rejoin the company. [citation needed] In May 2006, approximately 80 female workers were arrested for occupying the KORAIL office in Seoul. [3] In January 2007, KTX union leaders organized a sit-in at the Seoul central station, which continued on and off until July 2018.
The 2013 railroad strike in South Korea was a 22 days general strike by members of the Korea Railroad Corporation Union of Korean Railway Workers' Union and Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, Federation of Korean Trade Unions in South Korea between December 9 and December 30, against the establishment of the KTX from Suseo's subsidiary company of Korail.
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]
Most of the railroad's employees are members of the Korean Railway Workers' Union, which is frequently at odds with KORAIL management. Strikes, such as the South Korean railroad strike of 2006, are not uncommon. In December 2013, 23,000–100,000 union members and friends protested the privatization of KORAIL in Seoul. [9]
The merger of SR Corporation and the national passenger operator Korail has been repeatedly mooted and fallen through; presently the company remains an independent competitor to the incumbent's KTX services. Recent initiatives have included the greater use of local component production and the in-housing of rolling stock maintenance.
In 2012, the then-Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs called for bids to operate high-speed trains for 15 years on the Seoul–Busan and Seoul–Mokpo lines with the goal was to end the state-owned Korail's monopoly and create competition for the state-run KTX trains, hoping to increase the quality of service and decrease fares. [9]
Many cars were refurbished and connected to second generation Korail Class 1000 trains. Trains 1-39~1-41 received second generation Korail Class 1000 cars built in 1989 to become 10-car trains. The newer cars were linked in second generation trains or utilized as unpowered cars in Korail Class 311000 trains 311-39~311-41. Seoul Metro 2000 series