Seoul city bus strike, service suspended from the first bus on the 16th
Seoul city bus strike, concerns over 7,000 buses being taken out of service starting at 4:00 a.m. on the 16th Check the key points quickly, including emergency transport measures and traffic impacts
The Seoul city bus labor union will go on strike from 4 a.m. on the 16th, citing the breakdown of wage and collective bargaining negotiations with management. As a result, more than 7,000 Seoul city buses are expected to stop operating.
Both labor and management took part in mediation by the Seoul Regional Labor Relations Commission on the 15th, but were unable to reach an agreement despite more than eight hours of discussions. In this round of negotiations, the key issues were the standards for calculating ordinary wages and the wage increase rate.
The Seoul Metropolitan Government has prepared emergency transportation measures to reduce inconvenience for citizens. The city and each district plan to deploy 2,800 shuttle buses, and the subway will also run 202 additional trips per day. This is the first Seoul city bus strike in eight months since January this year.