Unionized cargo workers and BGF Logis have signed a collective agreement, ending a 10-day blockade of logistics centers. The deal includes a 7 percent increase in freight rates, improved working conditions, and formal recognition of union bargaining rights.
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Unionized cargo workers reached a tentative agreement with BGF Logis, CU's logistics affiliate, after a union member in his 50s was killed by a truck during a demonstration near a Jinju logistics center. The truck driver has been referred to prosecution on murder charges. The union had been demanding direct negotiations, better working conditions, and a ban on damage claims against union members.
Unionized cargo workers have reached a tentative agreement with BGF Logis, the logistics affiliate of CU convenience stores, following the death of a union member in his 50s who was struck by a truck during a demonstration near a logistics center in Jinju. The rally demanded direct negotiations between BGF and unionized cargo truck drivers who are not directly employed by the company. Blockades at major logistics centers will be lifted after the formal signing ceremony.
A truck struck and killed a union member at a cargo worker rally near a CU logistics center in Jinju, South Korea, injuring two others. Union members blame police for facilitating truck exit during the protest and BGF Retail for refusing dialogue. The truck driver (man in his 40s) has been detained.
