Unionized members at Naver demand company engage in centralized bargaining
Unionized members of Naver Corp., South Korea's major portal operator, called on the company Thursday to engage in integrated bargaining that encompasses its affiliates. Around 300 members made the demand as they gathered at the lobby of the company's second office building in Gyeonggi Province, south of Seoul. The members blamed Naver for avoiding direct accountability as the parent company by…
The Korea Times reports that unionized members of Naver Corp., South Korea’s major portal operator, have called on the company to engage in centralized bargaining that includes its affiliates. Approximately 300 members made this demand during a gathering at the company’s second office building in Gyeonggi Province, south of Seoul.
The union argues that Naver avoids direct accountability by forcing separate, decentralized negotiations across its affiliates instead of engaging in group-wide bargaining. Over the past year, 16 affiliates have collectively held 150 negotiations, totaling around 1,000 hours, but none of the management from these affiliates could make a decision before headquarters reached a deal.
The union demands an end to this arrangement, citing the waste of resources and discrimination against affiliates. Consequently, unionized members sent an official letter to Naver’s headquarters, demanding the signing of a collective bargaining agreement across all 16 affiliates.
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