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“The sides must trust each other and make an effort”: Appeal after Samsung Biologics labor mediation

From Chosun Ilbo · () Korean

Translated from Korean and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Samsung Biologics management and labor held their first post-mediation session on the 8th with both sides’ agreement.
  • The union said workers’ patience could be exhausted if the company repeats its previous position at the next session.
  • The labor dispute followed the breakdown of formal mediation, allowing the union to secure the right to take industrial action.

“If the company repeats the same position at the next mediation, it seems employees have passed the point of no return from simply dragging things out,” a Samsung Biologics union official said after the first post-mediation session on the 8th.

The session took place at the Incheon Regional Labor Relations Commission in Michuhol District, Incheon. Samsung Biologics management and labor proceeded with post-mediation after both sides agreed to it.

The move followed the breakdown of labor-management mediation, after which the union secured the right to take industrial action.

If the company repeats the same position at the next mediation, it seems employees have passed the point of no return from simply dragging things out.

· Samsung Biologics union officialThe official spoke after the first post-mediation session and warned that workers’ patience was running out.
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Originally published by Chosun Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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