Seoul buses resume service following wage agreement
Published: 28 Mar. 2024, 15:57
Updated: 28 Mar. 2024, 16:50
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- CHO JUNG-WOO
- cho.jungwoo1@joongang.co.kr
![Commuters wait for buses at Seoul Station Bus Transfer Center in downtown Seoul on Wednesday. [YONHAP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2024/03/28/2314e5de-aeb6-499e-9372-80e138ca2a05.jpg)
Commuters wait for buses at Seoul Station Bus Transfer Center in downtown Seoul on Wednesday. [YONHAP]
Seoul’s intracity bus services resumed Thursday afternoon after striking drivers reached a wage agreement with management.
Bus drivers in the capital went on a general strike from 4 a.m. Thursday after last-minute wage negotiations fell through a day earlier.
According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, the Seoul Bus Labor Union resumed bus services at 3:10 p.m. Thursday, immediately after striking a deal with management.
Both parties agreed to a 4.48 percent hourly wage hike. Drivers will also receive 650,000 won ($480) in holiday compensation.
The bus labor union had previously demanded a 12.7 percent increase in hourly wages.
BY CHO JUNG-WOO [cho.jungwoo1@joongang.co.kr]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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