{
  "id": 7609586,
  "title": "Seoul bus strike averted after last-minute wage deal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/seoul-bus-strike-averted-after-last-minute-wage-deal-7609586",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-15T19:02:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/20260916/seoul-bus-strike-averted-after-last-minute-wage-deal"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A last-minute wage agreement averted a planned strike by Seoul city buses, with the two sides reaching a deal early Wednesday morning. The labor and management reached the agreement after nearly 12 hours of negotiations at the Seoul Regional Labor Relations Commission. The wage increase for 2026 will be 3.2 percent, up 0.3 percentage points from the 2.9 percent increase in the previous year. However, a key dispute over the calculation of monthly working hours for ordinary wages remains unresolved, with the two sides agreeing to determine the calculation standard following a Supreme Court ruling expected later this year. The Seoul city government has lifted emergency transportation measures and declared that public transportation will operate normally on Wednesday.",
  "summary": "The Korea Times reports that Seoul's city buses will resume normal operations on Wednesday after a last-minute wage agreement was reached between labor and management early Wednesday morning, averting a strike that had been scheduled to begin at 4 a.m. The two sides negotiated for nearly 12 hours at the Seoul Regional Labor Relations Commission and agreed to a 3.2 percent wage increase in 2026, up 0.3 percentage points from the 2.9 percent increase in the previous year. However, they left unresolved a key dispute over the calculation standard for ordinary wages, which will be determined after a related Supreme Court ruling expected later this year. The Seoul city government has lifted emergency transportation measures prepared for the strike and announced that public transportation will operate as usual.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Seoul bus strike averted after last-minute wage deal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/seoul-bus-strike-averted-after-last-minute-wage-deal",
        "published": "2026-09-15T18:52:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}