KakaoBank Union to Stage Second One-Day Strike Tomorrow... "Struggle Will Continue Until Demands Are Met"

The labor union of internet-only bank KakaoBank is launching a full one-day strike tomorrow (August 14) to demand improvements in performance compensation.

The Kakao chapter of the Korean Chemical, Textile and Food Workers' Union announced today (August 13) that it will go on a full-day strike tomorrow, following a compliance struggle the previous day.

This marks an additional strike about half a month after the first full-day strike by an internet-only bank on July 31.

The KakaoBank union has also been staging a compliance struggle since the previous day, refusing overtime and holiday work. The union announced that, due to the strike, it will not participate in the company's annual tech conference event called "Coderunner."

The union stated, "The company has promoted the technological experiences, knowledge, and collaboration achievements of its members as a technical culture through the Coderunner event. However, when the members who created such achievements demand reasonable and transparent performance compensation and wage increases, the company fails to present a responsible solution."

The union plans to continue its compliance struggle and additional strikes if the management does not accept the union members' demands even after the strike.

The union stated, "We are preparing high-intensity dispute actions, including consecutive strikes that can directly impact banking operations."

Seo Seung-wook, head of the Kakao chapter, said, "The strike on July 31 was not the end, but the beginning. We will not stop our actions until the company justly respects the labor and achievements of its members and presents a substantive bargaining proposal."

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