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Striking cargo truckers vote to end weekslong walkout

By Yonhap

Published : Dec. 9, 2022 - 09:46

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Members of the Cargo Truckers Solidarity Union cast votes at a parking lot in the southern city of Gwangju on Friday. (Yonhap) Members of the Cargo Truckers Solidarity Union cast votes at a parking lot in the southern city of Gwangju on Friday. (Yonhap)

Striking cargo truckers voted Friday to end their weekslong walkout after their collective action incurred massive supply disruptions across industries and prompted the government to issue back-to-work orders.

In a plenary vote conducted in the morning, nearly 62 percent voted in favor of ending the strike while about 38 percent objected, according to the results of the vote released by the North Jeolla branch of the Cargo Truckers Solidarity Union.

The vote was participated by 3,574 of the union's total 26,144 members.

The union launched the vote earlier in the day in 16 locations nationwide, a day after the executive committee of the union held an emergency meeting to decide whether to continue the strike but failed to reach an agreement.

Striking cargo truckers voted Friday to end their weekslong walkout after their collective action incurred massive supply disruptions across industries and prompted the government to issue back-to-work orders.

In a plenary vote conducted in the morning, nearly 62 percent voted in favor of ending the strike while about 38 percent objected, according to the results of the vote released by the North Jeolla branch of the Cargo Truckers Solidarity Union.

The vote was participated by 3,574 of the union's total 26,144 members.

The union launched the vote earlier in the day in 16 locations nationwide, a day after the executive committee of the union held an emergency meeting to decide whether to continue the strike but failed to reach an agreement.