Seoul City Buses to Go on Strike Starting from First Runs Tomorrow Following Breakdown in Wage Talks

The Seoul city bus labor union will go on strike, suspending operations starting from the first scheduled buses early tomorrow (September 16).

Representatives from the Seoul city bus management and labor held their second mediation meeting for the labor dispute at the Seoul Regional Labor Relations Commission in Yeongdeungpo-gu starting at 2 p.m. today.

However, the two sides failed to reach an agreement after eight hours of negotiations, resulting in the final breakdown of mediation at around 10 p.m.

The union plans to launch its general strike as scheduled starting at 4 a.m. tomorrow.

Previously, about 7,000 city buses operated across roughly 390 routes operated by 64 companies in Seoul.

In response to the strike, the Seoul Metropolitan Government will implement emergency transport measures, including deploying up to 1,500 free shuttle buses (chartered buses) running to and from subway stations and increasing subway operations during peak commuting hours.

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