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Seoul's City Bus Union Sets 9 Pm Tuesday Deadline for Strike

Union leaders say talks hinge on a wage formula that could raise public costs by 14 billion won for each 1% increase, officials said.

Summary by The Korea Times
Seoul's unionized city bus workers said Tuesday that they will continue negotiations only until 9 p.m. and launch a general strike the following mo...

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Seoul's city bus union sets 9 pm Tuesday deadline for strike

Seoul's unionized city bus workers said Tuesday that they will continue negotiations only until 9 p.m. and launch a general strike the following mo...

·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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As negotiations for the 2026 wage and collective agreement between Seoul city bus management and labor face difficulties, reaching a point where strikes are on the verge of resuming following last January, calls are emerging to overhaul the quasi-public management system that is causing the conflict. The Seoul Metropolitan Bus Transport Association, comprising 64 bus companies, and the Seoul Metropolitan Bus Union of the National Automobile Work…

As Seoul city bus labor and management engage in last-minute mediation ahead of the scheduled strike date, the Seoul Metropolitan Government refutes the union's claim that the standard working hours for calculating ordinary wages should be applied at 176 hours per month.

As labor and management of Seoul city buses continue to clash over the application and increase of wages following the ruling on ordinary wages, the Seoul City Bus Workers' Union (Bus Union) announced on the 15th that the second round of mediation would continue until 9 p.m. If constructive alternatives are not discussed by then, they will go on strike starting with the first bus at 4 a.m. next month. Yoo Jae-ho, Deputy Secretary-General of the …

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Seoul Shinmun (서울신문) broke the news on Tuesday, September 15, 2026.
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