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When the police notified the assembly restrictions and tried to disperse for fear of the spread of the coronavirus, members of the Civil Union resisted and attacked the police. This happened while the Jeonbuk branch of the National Union of Plant Workers of the Civil Union held a demonstration with more than 600 people on the 8th, saying: “Recruit a member of the Civil Union”, at a construction site of a power plant in Gunsan.
The Gunsan Police Department said on the 9th that it will request an arrest warrant for two people, including Mr. A, a member of the national plant construction union, accused of obstructing the execution of public affairs. They are charged with assaulting a police officer on the 8th at a power plant construction site in Biungdo-dong, Gunsan-si. The police arrested Mr. A at the scene.
The Confederation of Trade Unions reported that the number of assembly members was 99, but in reality, about 650 people (estimated by the police) gathered. Gunsan is currently implementing the ‘second step of social distancing’ due to concerns about the spread of the coronavirus. Large gatherings are limited. For this reason, it was notified that the assembly of the civil union would be dissolved, saying: “There is great concern about the spread of infectious diseases.” Then union members tried to enter the construction site saying, “I will deliver food to workers with high agricultural growth.” In this process, it was investigated that Mr. A and others used violence while confronting the police.
The police said it was an unavoidable decision because more members of the assembly gathered than the original report, but the union side confronted them saying: “We are intercepting the legitimate assembly with public power.”
The members of the Federation of Trade Unions have continued to meet and cultivate great heights since June 20, saying: “Recruit our members” at the construction site of the power plant. Since 17 last month, three union members have been working at high altitude on a 20-meter-high structure. The construction company filed a complaint with the police on charges of obstruction of the construction, such as throwing objects by workers from high heights. The court also filed a request for a temporary injunction to prohibit construction interference.
The construction company is in a position where it cannot meet the demands of the private union since 2018, as the Korean Federation of Trade Unions and subcontractors have already signed a collective agreement and are carrying out construction. Currently, more than 250 members of the Korean Federation of Trade Unions work at 12 subcontractors at this construction site.
A construction company official said: “To hire a union member, workers who were already working must be fired. In this case, the union will be cracked down against the Korean Union, which has signed a collective agreement.” “We are committing all kinds of illegal and unjust provocations to dispatch members of the Korean Federation of Trade Unions who have been faithfully working through existing agreements and recruiting their own members.” “As soon as possible, the public authorities intervened and the situation was legally completed. I hope construction progresses normally. “
The Confederation of Trade Unions, which has been meeting since June, has increased the size of the assembly in earnest this week. On the 7th, the Jeonbuk branch sent a text message to the members of each branch in the province, titled ‘September 8-11.
In the text message, “ All former Jeonbuk branch union members should stop working in the workplace without exception and rally everyone in the all-out fight that starts tomorrow. At the Wrestling Headquarters meeting, it was decided to focus on the Jeonbuk branch struggle, and about 300 expanded executives from other branches will meet immediately tomorrow. ” There is also a phrase that says: ‘All disadvantages due to non-participation must be borne by the person.
As members of the Federation of Trade Unions gathered on a large scale, civil complaints hit the city of Gunsan and the police, asking: ‘Why do we allow so many people to gather because the spread of the coronavirus is so serious? Local residents even filed a petition in the Blue House National Petitions Bulletin, asking to stop a large-scale assembly. The national petition entitled ‘Economically urgent Gunsan is creating an emergency situation again with crown’ has been agreed by 1,156 people as of 3:00 pm on the 9th. The police plan to not allow large-scale assembly in the future. Gunsan City also delivered an official letter to the KCTU to stop the assembly. / Gunsan = Reporter Kim Jeong-yeop
