![]() ![]() The Korea Oil Station Association is asking gas station owners to secure enough inventory ahead of the strike, an association official said earlier, while charging stations for hydrogen-powered cars have put up signs warning that supply could be cut. Some industry officials noted that military vehicles may not be equipped to carry products such as steel or fresh produce. The government is deploying alternatives such as military-run container transport vehicles and considering securing more storage space in case cargoes pile up. By an 8-to-1 vote, the high court ruled against unionized truck drivers who walked off the job, but it preserved the. However, limits in storage space and logistics would make the strike problematic if it lasted.Ī Hyundai Steel spokesperson said its daily shipment of about 8,000 tonnes of steel products at its Pohang factory could not be moved on Thursday due to the strike. Unions are relieved as the Supreme Court leaves the right to strike intact. "If the cargo union strike continues, it will put too much of a burden on not only major industries, but also people's livelihoods and the national economy," said Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Thursday.Ĭompanies such as Hyundai Steel (004020.KS), petrochemical firms and a battery maker told Reuters that because the strike was expected, urgent contract volumes were shipped out and necessary raw materials were prepared in advance. ![]() Industry giants including Hyundai Motor and steelmaker POSCO (005490.KS) were forced to cut output by the June strike. ![]() The transport ministry said the government is open to "reasonable" dialogue, but union head Lee said that the ministry unilaterally stalled negotiations and have not made official request for dialogue since. We will strictly crack down on truck drivers' obstruction with the police so that safe transportation can be ensured," Transport Minister Won said on Thursday. "Frontline truck drivers should not be sympathetic to unjustified collective action. The union is asking the government to ensure big businesses are held accountable if they violate the minimum wages rule. "The government and the ruling party misled, and openly defended capital saying that truckers' income levels were not low - and that if the Safe Freight Rate system were expanded, prices could rise due to increased logistics costs," Lee said. 'CRACK DOWN'Įarlier this week, Transport Minister Won Hee-ryong said the Safe Freight Rate system had not been proven to improve the safety of truckers but to only raise their incomes, a reason why the government has refused to expand the scope of the scheme. ![]() The mayor’s office released an emailed letter dated Saturday from one of the protest leaders, Tamara Lich, in which she said, “We will be working hard over the next 24 hours to get buy in from the truckers."We have no choice but to stop all logistics in Korea," said Lee Bong-ju, head of the union, on Thursday. Late Sunday, the mayor of Ottawa, Jim Watson, revealed back-channel negotiations were underway with the truckers’ leadership to remove their convoy from residential neighborhoods, among other measures. OTTAWA - Canadian law enforcement officials said Sunday that they had reopened a major international bridge that protesters had been blockading for almost a week, raising hopes for industries the unrest had slowed to a near-standstill.Īs they announced that the Ambassador Bridge, which ties Windsor, Ontario, to Detroit, had been reclaimed after a series of arrests in the morning, some hailed it as a victory for a government shaken by the intransigence of anti-vaccine mandate protests that have mushroomed since they began.īut in Canada’s capital, Ottawa, hundreds of truckers were entering their third week of occupation of the area around Parliament Hill, where they appeared to be emboldened by a growing sense of impunity. ![]()
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