The Korean Railway Workers’ Union is set to launch what could be the country's largest rail walkout on Tuesday in protest of a governmental limit on bonus calculations by the Korea Railroad Corporation, which has expressed sympathy with the union.
The union kicked off its first general strike in almost four years, which is expected to decrease passenger and freight service by up to 60 percent until it ends at 9 a.m. on Monday.
Trains for transporting cement are stationed at Obong Station in Uiwang, Gyeonggi, on Wednesday. The Korean Railway Workers' Union is set to go on a general strike from Thursday to Monday to demand 12-hour shifts by four teams.
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