Strike card of the Renault-Samsung union ‘manjijak’ in partial strike of GM Korea and Kia Motors

Check-in 2020.11.23 06:00

As the conflict between workers and companies over domestic automobiles intensifies, the industry’s interest is focused on Renault Samsung Motors. This is because if GM Korea and Kia Motors and Renault Samsung join the strike, a major blow to the auto industry is expected.

According to the industry on the 20th, the workforce and management of Renault Samsung Motors will resume negotiations on the 2020 wage and collective agreement on December 1. The two sides negotiated six times, starting with a meeting in July, but could not reach an agreement.

The Renault Samsung union demands ▲ a base salary increase of 71,687 won (4.69%), ▲ 7 million won as an incentive to overcome Crown 19 and 1.2 billion won in the union development fund. The management is in a position where it is difficult to accept the conditions suggested by the union due to the deterioration of the management after the Corona 19 incident.

The Renault Samsung union has secured a legitimate dispute just after receiving a decision to suspend mediation from the Central Labor Commission in October. Furthermore, as President Park Jong-gyu achieved re-election, the union’s executive department continued to maintain a firm stance, increasing the possibility of group action.

Some say the Renault Samsung union is preparing for a strike in early 2021. To normalize Renault Samsung’s Busan plant, exports will be seriously expanded from next year.

On September 23 (local time in France), the Renault Group officially announced through a public online event that the XM3 produced at the Renault Samsung factory in Busan will be sold in global markets, including Europe, from 2021 under the name ‘Ark’. Renault plans to expand Arcana’s sales area to France, the UK, Italy, Spain and Germany, after Chile, Japan and Australia.

Renault Samsung’s Busan plant has reduced its exports by more than 90% as Nissan Rogue exports to North America have been cut. As such, the management has high expectations for Arcana. Maintenance of the line for export production has already been completed before and after the Chuseok holidays.

Mention of the ‘possibility of withdrawal from Korea’ by headquartersFurthermore, the executive department of the GM Korea union decided to extend the partial strike until the 25th. Kia Motors will also go on a partial strike for four days starting on the 23rd.

As the Corona 19 incident continues to hit, domestic automakers suffer severe production disruptions. According to statistics from the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy, the number of domestic cars produced from January to October 2020 was around 2,885,000, a decrease of 11.7% over the same period last year.

The partners are calling for a great compromise between workers and management, saying they are threatened with survival.

The Korean Federation of Midsize Enterprises said: “Amid the fear of the third Corona 19 pandemic, a series of strikes in the auto industry such as GM Korea and Kia Motors have become a reality, and GM’s withdrawal from the Korean business has been made through an appeal letter to the midsize industry facing a series of strikes. It is a terrible feeling as if even the slightest hope of economic recovery is completely collapsed when the life cries of many midsize companies that are Finished auto subcontractors are not a desire for capital or greed, but a dire reality and an urgent ransom demand. “I emphasized.

Reporter Ahn Hyo-moon [email protected]

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