Politics · South Korea · 2 hrs ago
Bupyeong-gu challenges order to bargain with outsourced waste workers
Outsourced waste workers in Bupyeong-gu want the district to bargain with them over their jobs collecting and transporting household waste.
The workers have sought direct talks with the district since March, but their request was not accepted.
After a local labor commission rejected the union’s request, the central labor commission recognized the district as an employer and ordered it to publicize the workers’ bargaining request.
The district has filed an administrative lawsuit to challenge that decision in Seoul, saying the central commission did not explain its reasoning.
The Democratic General Federation of Trade Unions’ Incheon branch criticized the lawsuit and called on the district to withdraw it and start bargaining.
The court case will determine whether the commission’s decision stands; no outcome has been reported.
Bupyeong-gu has filed an administrative lawsuit challenging a labor commission order to announce outsourced waste workers’ bargaining request.
The workers, who collect and transport household waste under a private contract with the district, have sought direct bargaining with the district since March.
The National Labor Relations Commission overturned a regional labor board decision and recognized the district as an employer for the matter.
A labor union criticized the district at a press conference outside its office on October 23 and called on it to withdraw the lawsuit and bargain.
The district said the national commission did not provide grounds for its decision, unlike the regional board.
- Who
- Outsourced household-waste collection and transport workers and their union are seeking bargaining with Bupyeong-gu.
- What
- The district has sued to challenge a labor commission order recognizing it as an employer and requiring it to announce the workers’ bargaining request.
- When
- The workers began seeking bargaining in March. The union criticized the district on October 23.
- Where
- Bupyeong-gu, Incheon; the district filed its lawsuit with the Seoul Administrative Court.
- Why
- The district said the national commission did not provide grounds for its decision. The union said the district should comply with the order and bargain.
Outsourced workers' union
Bupyeong-gu
Employer status
Outsourced workers' union
The district should be recognized as an employer and bargain directly with the workers.
Bupyeong-gu
The district is challenging the national commission's decision in court.
Response to the order
Outsourced workers' union
The district should withdraw its lawsuit and immediately begin bargaining.
Bupyeong-gu
The district said the national commission did not provide grounds for its decision.
Workers collecting and transporting household waste under a private contract began seeking direct bargaining with Bupyeong-gu.
The union applied to the regional labor relations commission for corrective action on the bargaining notice, but its application was rejected.
The union appealed, and the National Labor Relations Commission overturned the decision, recognized Bupyeong-gu as an employer and ordered it to announce the bargaining request.
Bupyeong-gu filed an administrative lawsuit with the Seoul Administrative Court.
The Democratic General Union Federation's Incheon chapter criticized the district at a press conference outside its office.
- Workers' request
- Direct bargaining with Bupyeong-gu since March
- Work
- Household-waste collection and transport
- National commission ruling
- Recognized the district as an employer and ordered it to announce the bargaining request
- Lawsuit venue
- Seoul Administrative Court
- Union criticism
- Press conference outside Bupyeong-gu office on October 23
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What people are saying
Withdraw the administrative lawsuit immediately and immediately implement direct bargaining in accordance with the National Labor Relations Commission decision.
The reasons why employer status was not recognized were specified in the regional labor relations commission decision, but the grounds for the judgment were not given by the national labor relations commission.