[asia-apec 285] Strike Urgent Report #2

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>Date: Sat, 04 Jan 1997 02:08:34 +0800
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>From: misun <misun at HK.Super.NET>
>Subject: Strike Urgent Report #2
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>Strike Urgent Report #2 
>- edited in December. 31, 1996, 01:00 
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>Fifth Day of General Strike 
>
>ON THE SPOT 
>The Escalating Second Stage of the General Strike Declared!
>- Without the repeal of anti-workers labor laws, the scale of the strike
>will be extented. 
>     The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions(KCTU) demanded the complete
>repeal of the 
>     railroaded amendments, the apology of the President, and resignation of
>the cabinet of PM Lee 
>     Soo-sung and New Korea Party Chairman Lee Hong-koo. President Kwon
>Yong-kil of KCTU at 
>     the Press Conference, said that "unless this demand is accepted, the
>General Strike will be 
>     extented to all the industries including public sectors as broadcasting
>and professional sectors, and 
>     it will be a nationwide struggle toward the resignation of the President. 
>     "... Without the acceptance of this demand, the second stage will begin
>right after the New 
>     Year's holiday season.... On 3 Jan, Metal workers headed by Automaker
>Unions' Federation are 
>     going to resume the strike...., and from 6 Jan., Hyundai Group
>Federation, Chemical Unions' 
>     Federation, Clerical and Professional Unions', Construction Workers'
>will join to the strike. And 
>     on 7 Jan., Public sector workers such as Broadcation Workers, Hopital
>Workers, Subway Workers 
>     will take part in the General Strike. Through this gradual enlargement
>of the strike, all the 
>     industrial workers will join us....." 
>Korea Telecom(KT) Labor Unions Assembly Blocked by Riot Police! 
>     Korea Telecom Labor Union had held an assembly for member's voting on
>the Strike 
>     participation, but, employees blocked the affiliated offices with the
>force of riot police. According 
>     to the union, the company directed the blockup of union's assembly. An
>union official said that 
>     "particularly, employees are trying to make the assembly dissipated by
>the blockup of union's 
>     office, the punishment to voting-participants, and the removal of the
>meeting notification." 
>     They said that KT Union would go on the strike protesting not only
>against anti-workers labor 
>     laws, but against the illegal action of employees, if they did not
>cease the action.
>     The previous KT union leader Yoo Duk-sang arrested has performed fast
>sitdown struggle 
>     protesting the illegal passage of anti-workers labor laws. 
>
>
>Solidarity and Support 
>Dec. 30
>     Lawyers Association for Democracy get into sitdown strike today at
>noon. This gathering which 
>     50 of its members took part in will continue until the first day of new
>year. LAD made a stress 
>     on the illegality of the procedure. That was so "out of sense that the
>amendment is not valid." 
>
>
>In Cyberspace Now 
>Black Ribbon Campaign now in Progress! 
>     Blue, white, this turn is black. This campaign was initiated by
>Alliance of Progressive Network 
>     Groups(APNG) consisted of progressive Telecommunication organizations,
>protesting against the 
>     railroading passage of anti-workers labor law and National Security
>Planning Agency act. Many 
>     online groups in BBS are expressing their support for General Strike by
>putting black ribbons on 
>     their front pages or homepages. In this black ribbon, the expression of
>"Funeral of Democracy" 
>     is also included.
>     ( right : black ribbon on the web
>     below : black ribbon on the BBS) 
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>Online Signature-seeking Campaign against anti-workers acts. 
>     A lot of online people have been giving their opinions against new acts
>of their own accord. 
>     But as these opinions have gotten scattered everywhere,
>Telecommunication Task Groups for 
>     General Strike(TTGS) requests "A Million Netizens Signature-seeking
>Campaign against 
>     anti-workers amendments". Through this, We are trying to simplify the
>route to participate in this 
>     campaign. so in every major commercial online service, a particular
>bulletin board is designated 
>     for the signature. 
>
>
>     Published by the Telecommunication Taskgroup for General Strike (TTGS)
>     Distributed through Online BBS Service and Internet twice a day
>     Phone : +82-2-855-1913
>     E-mail : rys at member.sing-kr.org
>     Homepage : http://kpd.sing-kr.org/strike 
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