The Cargo Truckers Solidarity Division (Cargo Truckers Solidarity) of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) Public Transport Workers' Union said on the 29th it had reached a tentative agreement with BGF Logis on a collective agreement.
Cargo Truckers Solidarity said around 5 a.m. that it reached the agreement through talks with BGF Logis, the logistics subsidiary of BGF Retail.
The formal signing ceremony is scheduled to be held at 11 a.m. in the conference room of the Jinju branch of the Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL) after Cargo Truckers Solidarity completes internal procedures.
Cargo Truckers Solidarity said it plans to lift blockades at major centers immediately after signing the agreement at the formal ceremony.
Cargo Truckers Solidarity is known to have demanded from BGF Logis an increase in freight rates, expanded days off, a ban on damage claims, and the complete withdrawal of applications for injunctions to prohibit business obstruction.
Minister Kim Young-hoon of the Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL) also visited the Jinju branch to mediate the negotiations between Cargo Truckers Solidarity and BGF.
The Minister said, "I came to support swift and amicable negotiations," and added, "If we create a new framework, the ground will harden after the rain, so please consult well to produce good results."
Earlier, at about 10:32 a.m. on the 20th, at the Cargo Truckers Solidarity rally site in front of the CU logistics center in Jinju, a cargo truck driven by a nonunion driver struck Cargo Truckers Solidarity members, killing one and injuring two, triggering the current conflict.
After the fatal accident, Cargo Truckers Solidarity set up an altar at the Jinju logistics center and has continued holding brief rallies and large-scale rallies. On the 27th, it also set up an altar at CU Jincheon Logistics Center, the hub of logistics centers nationwide, and escalated its response by blocking the center and holding rallies.