Most Popular
-
1
1 in 3 Koreans live alone, family types becoming diverse
-
2
Korea, Japan finance chiefs vow to tame rampant FX market volatility
-
3
US 'incredibly concerned' about suspected NK-Iran military ties
-
4
K-pop group's manager dismissed for setting up spycam in theater dressing room
-
5
K-pop singer lost consciousness after being hit by foul ball, cancels show
-
6
Korean Muslim YouTuber's plan to build mosque in Incheon goes viral
-
7
Why is Apple Pay struggling to get purchase in Korea?
-
8
Yoon's office denies considering liberal figures for key posts
-
9
Seoul says Fu Bao loan 'not going to happen'
-
10
Contentious grain bill put directly to plenary meeting for vote
Workers at KB Kookmin Bank, a major South Korean lender, will go on a general strike next month for the first time in 19 years, its labor union said Thursday.
More than 50 percent of some 12,000 unionized workers voted in favor of the walkout, meeting the minimum required for the passage, in protest of the management's offer for this year's bonuses and wage payment system, the union said, adding that the strike will start on Jan. 8, 2019.
They last took such a collective action in 2000 over the course of its acquisition of the Housing & Commercial Bank.
The labor union and the management have been wrangling over key issues, including rules on the wage payment system and the amount of bonuses to be paid this year, and failed to reach a middle ground despite arbitration attempts by the National Labor Relations Commission. (Yonhap)
![[KH Explains] Hyundai's full hybrid edge to pay off amid slow transition to pure EVs](http://res.heraldm.com/phpwas/restmb_idxmake.php?idx=652&simg=/content/image/2024/04/18/20240418050645_0.jpg&u=20240418181020)
![[Today’s K-pop] Zico drops snippet of collaboration with Jennie](http://res.heraldm.com/phpwas/restmb_idxmake.php?idx=642&simg=/content/image/2024/04/18/20240418050702_0.jpg&u=)