Nationwide rail and cargo truck strike put on hold

• December
• 4

5:24 am Drivers, Trucks, Vehicles

Unionized railway workers and truckers Friday decided to withhold their plan to stage a strike early in the morning over wage hike and job security, dispelling concerns over a possible paralysis of the logistics system.

Following the decision to put the strike on hold, thousands of unionized rail workers and truck drivers, who had gathered at a Korea Railroad warehouse in central Seoul, returned to work Friday morning.

The unionists had planned to launch a general strike at 4 a.m.,

but withdrew the threat despite unsuccessful negotiations with Korea Railroad and the government.