A-Infos (en) KCTU delegate conference - on the spot report

["Lucien W." <029WALT@cosmos.wits.ac.za>]

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KCTU- Korean Congress of Trade Unions


> KCTU delegates reject the "Tripartite Agreement" - Rank and File Revolution
> in KCTU Delegate Convention
> 
> KCTU rejected the tripartite agreement in extraordinary delegation
> convention held in Seoul on February 9.
> 
> The convention hall was filled with about 270 regular delegates and over
> 500 observers, and the session began at 2:00 p.m., ending at 3:00 a.m. next
> morning with heated discussion and tough debates.
> 
> In the course of discussions, delegates said, "We cannot accept the
> legislation of lay-off and temporary manpower agencies systems, for it will
> endanger our lives", "If those systems are legislated, our workplace will
> be ruined", "Such measures as the legalization of National Teachers' Union
> or the guarantee of unions' political activities are important, but they
> are fundamental labor rights which ought to be guaranteed, not something
> for deal with lay-off and temporary manpower agencies systems." And some
> delegates showed their strong opposition against the tripartite agreement,
> claiming that "KCTU leadership, which would not accept the lay-off and
> temporary manpower agencies systems, arbitrarily signed the agreement, and
> this is no better than authority arbitration of business union leaders who
> absolutely ignore opinions of their rank and file union members."
> 
> KCTU delegate felt sorry and indignant at the situation of leadership
> resignation en masse, but they also recognized it is right for democratic
> union movement "to correct errors in a humble way on the basis of comradely
> affection". They resolved "to prepare a new struggle, on the basis of unity
> and solidarity, not division."
> 
> Official Statement of KCTU delegation convention
> 
> The Decisions made by Extraordinary Delegates Convention on Feb. 9
> 
> 1. approval of the tripartite agreement: rejected by 184 delegates of 272
> attending - against the legislation, and demanding renegotiations; if not
> accepted, start of struggle; if legislated, immediate start of general
> strike; concrete plans shall be committed to ECC.
> 
> 2. total resignation of standing staffs of KCTU
> 
> 3. infinite postponement of KCTU official election
> 
> 4. formation of Emergency Executive Committee(EEC) election of Dan Byung-Ho
> as chairperson of EEC (present president of KDFMTU, Korean Democratic
> Federation of Metal Trade Unions)
> 
> 5. adoption of the resolution demanding dissolution of chaebols,
> legalization of National Teachers' Union, release of imprisoned workers,
> reinstatement of dismissed workers, etc. (Drafting resolution shall be
> committed to EEC)
> 


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