GIST adjusts 56 clauses in renewed collective bargaining talks

Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) has refuted the labor union’s declare of a ‘impasse,’ stating that it has adjusted its place on a complete of 56 clauses through the collective settlement bargaining course of. 

GIST introduced on the sixteenth, by way of an explanatory doc, that since collective bargaining resumed on the nineteenth of final month, it has considerably adjusted its earlier stance to develop the scope of settlement in order to resolve the impasse. GIST and three labor unions are at the moment negotiating the conclusion of a collective settlement.

Labor and administration held a complete of eight bargaining classes from May to November final 12 months however didn’t slender their variations on key points. Afterward, in February, the union declared the breakdown of negotiations and moved to provoke mediation procedures on the Jeonnam Regional Labor Relations Commission and safe the correct to strike. The battle has since dragged on, accompanied by the discharge of statements and rallies.

The labor union’s calls for include 157 clauses in complete, together with 152 clauses in the principle textual content and 5 supplementary provisions. When talks resumed, the administration facet had proposed deletion or revision for 126 of the 157 clauses, with 31 clauses accepted as is.

According to GIST, since collective bargaining resumed on May 19, administration has considerably adjusted its earlier place to interrupt the impasse. It adjusted its stance on a complete of 40 clauses, growing the variety of accepted clauses from 31 to 71. Among 60 clauses beforehand marked for deletion, it accepted 15 and altered 3 to revision proposals, whereas lowering its earlier 66 revision proposals to 44.

GIST said, “The expanded scope of agreement reached so far has been made possible by the management side’s forward-looking adjustment of its position.”

On May 29, GIST additionally modified 16 clauses that had been marked for deletion to revision proposals. GIST defined that it has adjusted its place on a complete of 56 clauses since talks resumed.

GIST additionally clarified its stance on an official letter not too long ago despatched by the labor union. On the twelfth, the union despatched a letter claiming that negotiations had been in a state of impasse and proposing to slender the core points all the way down to 10 or fewer. In response, GIST defined that in order to cut back the remaining unresolved clauses to inside 10, the administration facet would first must additional regulate its place, successfully making the proposal a requirement for added concessions.

According to GIST, since bargaining resumed, the union has not offered particular adjustment plans that correspond to the extent of the administration facet’s place modifications. GIST said, “The issues that remain on the table are sensitive matters directly linked to institutional operations and personnel and service management systems, so rather than unilateral additional concessions, reasonable common ground must be found through review and consultation on each individual clause.”

GIST added, “Collective bargaining is not a process of unilateral concessions by one side, but a process of finding common ground through mutual adjustments and compromise,” and continued, “We will continue to seek convergence of views on the remaining issues, taking into account both the protection of members’ rights and interests and the stability of institutional operations.”