Seoul City Buses to Go on Strike Starting First Run on September 16 After Labor-Management Negotiations Fail

The labor union of Seoul city bus drivers is set to go on strike, halting operations starting from the first runs in the early morning hours of September 16.

Representatives from the Seoul city bus labor union and management held their second mediation meeting to resolve the labor dispute starting at 2:00 PM today at the Seoul Regional Labor Relations Commission in Yeongdeungpo-gu.

However, failing to find common ground over eight hours of negotiations, the mediation finally broke down at around 10:00 PM.

The union plans to launch its full-scale strike as scheduled starting at 4:00 AM tomorrow.

In Seoul, some 7,000 city buses across about 390 routes operated by 64 companies have been in service.

In response to the strike, the Seoul Metropolitan Government is implementing emergency transport measures, such as deploying up to 1,500 free shuttle buses (chartered buses) running between subway stations and increasing the frequency of subway operations during peak commuting hours.

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