The vice president, who had been sitting, was in relatively good health… “The life itself of non-regular workers” self-esteem
Seven members of the Geoje Tongyeong Goseong Chosun Subcontracting Branch (Daewoo Shipbuilding Subcontracting Union), a metallurgical union that occupied a very large crude carrier (VLCC) being built at the first dock of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (dock) and held a strike, left bare land on the 22nd as a labor-management agreement stepped on
Vice-Chairman Yoo Choi-an, who entered a steel structure 1m in width, length and height, and blocked the entrance with welding, was one of them.
He, too, was finally able to straighten his back that day.
It cannot but be said to be the most vivid and symbolic scene of the labor-management negotiations concluded on the 51st day of the Daewoo Shipbuilding’s subcontracting union strike and the 31st day of the siege of ships.
At the press conference to lift the siege immediately after the settlement, Chairman Yoon Jang-hyeok of the Korea Metal Workers’ Union gave great significance to him saying, “The 31-day period (Deputy Chairman Yoo Choi-an), who was confined to a space of 0.3 pyeong, was the life itself of non-regular workers subcontracted in Joseon.” .
He further said, “My life has spread like this as a national and social problem,” he said.
Afterwards, Gyeongnam Fire Department and Daewoo Shipbuilding’s in-house emergency center, 2119, approached the vessel with the help of a subcontractor union.
The firefighters broke the welding area with a hydraulic spreader to dismantle the steel structure, and then slowly laid it down so that Vice President Yoo could stretch out his crouched body.
He was also caught checking the pupil reaction and checking for any abnormalities in his health.
Vice President Yoo was in good condition in breathing, pulse, electrocardiogram, and oxygen saturation tests, and only then could the people around him be able to relax.
He will be taken to a nearby hospital for a health checkup and rest.
According to a union official, six other union members other than Vice Chairman Yoo also returned home in relatively healthy condition.
Previously, the Daewoo Shipbuilding In-house Partners Association and the subcontractor union announced the conclusion of labor-management negotiations that had been laborious in the afternoon.
Labor and management agreed to a 4.5% wage increase, 500,000 won for holidays and 400,000 won for summer vacation.
The agreement on whether or not to be exempted from the tug-of-war until the last minute was skipped.
However, the provisional agreement, which seemed insufficient from the union’s point of view, was ratified with overwhelming support from union members.
As a result of voting by union members, 120 out of 129 voted in favor, resulting in a 96% approval rate.
An analysis came out that it was an inevitable choice considering internal and external factors such as worsening public opinion about a long-term strike.
/yunhap news