SEOUL, South Korea – Striking South Korean truckers are considering blocking shipments of coal to a power plant if the government rejects their demands for minimum pay guarantees, a senior trade union official said on Monday, June 13.for a seventh day, is weighing several options to press its demands, including stopping coal to generate electricity and shutting down petrochemical complexes by blocking their shipments in and out.
The union is protesting against soaring fuel prices and demanding minimum pay guarantees. Four rounds of negotiations with the government have failed to find a compromise. The strike is a major test for South Korea’s new conservative president Yoon Suk-yeol, raising the risk of eroding his support, distracting him from his agenda, and sowing the seeds of long-term antagonism with powerful unions.
It also caused manufacturing losses of 5,400 vehicles for South Korean automakers between June 8 and 11, according to the Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association, with Hyundai Motor cutting production for some assembly lines. Cement makers have also reduced output.Petrochemical firms have seen average daily shipments from factories tumbling 90% as truckers target complexes in Ulsan, Yeosu, and Daesan, an industry association said.
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