Korean Railway Workers Union

Rehire The 8,000 Korean Railway Workers-TWSC Sponsored Picket At SF Korean Consulate To Support KCTU General Strike
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMmIjYKRS9s&feature=youtu.be
A picket and press conference was held on December 27, 2013
to demand the rehiring of over 8,000 fired Korean Railway
Workers Union members and an end to the privatization of
KORAIL. It also supported the Korean general strike called
for December 28, 2013 by the Korean Confederation of

To The Korean Consulate, San Francisco - December 27, 2013

The Transport Workers Solidarity Committee is rallying today in solidarity with the KRWU and the KCTU to defend these unions and the working class of South Korea. The following is our statement:

In a flagrant attack on the trade union rights of the Korean labor movement, South Korean President Park Geun-hye has fired over 8,000 striking KORAIL Korean Railway Workers Union KRWU workers and arrested many of their leaders.

Korean Gov Moves To Bust Korean Railway Workers Union Through Privatization "KORAIL put up a notice seeking to recruit some 660 substitute workers a day earlier, hinting that it was prepared for a long-term battle with the unionists."
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2013/12/116_148700.html
2013-12-27 16:59
New KTX unit license adds fuel to rail strike

By Nam Hyun-woo