The strike of the national courier union calling for the implementation of the social agreement will mark the 30th day on the 26th. Ahead of the explanation day, consumer damage and complaints due to the delivery crisis are increasing, but the government and CJ Korea Express have not responded to the strike cancellation conditions proposed by the union, so the clue to the resolution of the situation is in the fog.
The KCTU held a press conference in front of the CJ Group headquarters in Jung-gu, Seoul on the morning of the 25th and said, “Even after a month of strike, CJ Korea Express is not moving even though the public inconvenience caused by the Lunar New Year’s parcel delivery crisis is becoming a reality.” We make it clear that CJ Logistics and CJ Group Chairman Lee Jae-hyun are responsible for the catastrophe.” The press conference was held simultaneously in the morning and afternoon in various regions of the country.
They said, “The government, the ruling party, and CJ Logistics must accept the conditions of withdrawal proposed by the union. will,” he said. On the 19th, the Confederation of Trade Unions decided to take nationwide action against CJ Group through the Central Executive Committee, and on the 11th of next month, a workers’ conference to condemn CJ Group was held. On the 20th, the parcel delivery union officially proposed to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to verify CJ Korea Express’s rate increase distribution. As CJ Korea Express claims, 50% of the increase is reflected in courier service fees, or even if it is not reflected, if they promise to use it to improve treatment, they will cancel the strike.
CJ Korea Express did not respond to the union’s request for dialogue and conditions for withdrawal, and announced that it would send in additional manpower. CJ Logistics said, “We will mobilize all available resources to avoid any damage to consumers due to delivery disruptions during the explanation period. The plan is to support smooth delivery by sending additional manpower to areas where delivery is disrupted due to a temporary increase in parcel volume before and after the Lunar New Year holidays.
As the battle for truth between labor and management continues, voices calling for mediation from the ruling party and the government are growing. On the 24th, more than 60 religious, civil and social groups urged the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to fact-check the claims of both sides with the participation of all sectors of society as a competent ministry, and the ruling party should intervene to resolve the strike and delivery crisis as soon as possible. did. However, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport maintains that the distribution of the rate increase is a labor-management issue.
The People’s Livelihood Conference of the Democratic Party of Korea said on the same day, “As it is the first year of implementing the social agreement that was made difficult last year, we ordered the government to increase on-site inspections to see if the agreement was actually implemented. We will check whether the agreement is implemented by listening to complaints.”