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Collective bargaining with civil servants' unions

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Collective bargaining with civil servants' unions

Types of negotiation

Government negotiation (Bargaining representative: Minister of Personnel Management)
  • The administration negotiates with the union on the national agenda

    → Negotiation agenda: Matters concerning working conditions such as remuneration and pension that are commonly applied to national and local civil servants

Administrative negotiation (Bargaining representative: Minister of Personnel Management)
  • The administration negotiates with the central government employee union on the agenda of the administrative unit (central government agency)

    → Negotiation agenda: Matters concerning the working conditions of state civil servants under the administration

Government negotiation process

정부교섭 진행절차

History of collective bargaining

Government negotiations
  • 2006 Government negotiations: Requested negotiations in August 2006
    → Signed an agreement on December 14, 2007
  • 2008 Government negotiations: Requested negotiations in August 2008
    → Signed an agreement on January 21, 2019
  • 2020 Government negotiations: Requested negotiations in October 2019
    → Preparing for working-level negotiations
Administrative negotiations
  • 2006 Administrative negotiations: Requested negotiations in October 2006
    → Signed an agreement on December 12, 2017
  • 2018 Administrative negotiations: Request negotiations in September 2018
    → Signed an agreement on December 27, 2021