‘Prices Are Rising, and a 2% Raise?’... KT New Labor Union Furious Over Insincere Bargaining Proposal
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KT and the KT New Labor Union failed to reach an agreement in their collective bargaining talks, and union dissatisfaction grew over management's 2% wage increase proposal. The KT New Labor Union argued that the raise was lower than this year's 2% to 3% inflation rate despite KT's record-high performance, calling it a real wage cut. The KT New Labor Union also took issue with discriminatory conduct and backroom bargaining practices, and said it would continue legal action, including complaints and accusations, as well as its struggle.
As KT and the KT New Labor Union failed to reach an agreement in their collective bargaining talks, management's recent proposal of a 2% wage increase further intensified the union's dissatisfaction with the offer. The KT New Labor Union issued a statement on the 8th, expressing disappointment and anger over the recent bargaining process.
The union raised concerns, saying that even though KT posted record-high results this year, management's wage increase proposal fell below the inflation rate. The union's outrage over the low raise relative to performance has also deepened. The KT New Labor Union said it would continue its struggle until fair treatment is guaranteed.
After President Park Yoon-young took office as an insider, there had been expectations in the bargaining over improved treatment and reform of abnormal labor-management relations, but the union argued that those expectations collapsed because of management's insincere proposal.
The KT New Labor Union claimed that employees are outraged by management's '2% wage increase proposal.' It explained that with this year's inflation rate estimated at 2% to 3%, a 2% raise amounts to a real wage cut that does not even keep pace with rising prices.
The KT New Labor Union also expressed dissatisfaction with the stance of the KT labor union, the majority union. It said rumors are circulating internally that, despite the unfairness of the 2% raise proposal, the KT labor union is focusing only on preparing for the next chair election without any willingness to fight, and that it is trying to wrap up the bargaining process quickly.
The KT New Labor Union argued that the KT labor union has not engaged in any proper struggle over the past dozen-plus years to improve employees' wages and treatment, and demanded that bargaining rights be handed over to the KT New Labor Union.
The KT New Labor Union also claimed that discriminatory conduct occurred in this round of bargaining, including the dismissal of requests by multiple labor unions to attend the negotiations and to obtain meeting minutes. It also criticized President Park Yoon-young, saying he lacks awareness of labor issues just like the executives behind the old abuses in management.
The KT New Labor Union said it sees the company's bargaining method with the majority union as an illegal backroom bargaining practice and announced a response plan against it. It said it is reviewing all legal measures, including filing complaints and accusations, and that it will continue its struggle in the public square and on the ground until the entrenched collusion between labor and management is broken.
Source: TECHWORLD · Kim Hye-jin
Original: https://www.epnc.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=407922
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