Woori Bank labor union chairman Park Bong-soo has been reported to the police on charges of embezzling more than 10 million won. Recently, allegations emerged that Chairman Park had embezzled funds multiple times through internal events.
According to reports from ChosunBiz on the 21st, employees of the Woori Bank labor union filed a complaint against Chairman Park Bong-soo at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency on the 17th. They alleged that he embezzled more than 10 million won by preparing various internal events such as labor union workshops and coffee and donut days, and summer festival events, receiving cash back after making excessive payments.
A union official noted, "The union chairman has admitted to the embezzlement but insists that 'there's no problem because it has been reimbursed.' This is no different from treating all employees' union fees as his own asset and using them at will."
The internal strife within the Woori Bank labor union is not a new occurrence. In February, controversy arose over the dismissal of union executives through improper procedures. The union chairman and the executive team marked an X next to the names of executives with differing opinions and managed the executives by indicating their membership in private organizations, leading to a complaint filed with the Seoul Regional Labor Office for the dismissal of some executives via irregular procedures. Although the case was recently concluded with no charges, other union employees filed for an injunction against wrongful dismissal with the court earlier this month, with the hearing date set for the 30th.