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Strike - S.Korea - Restive truck drivers walk off their jobs
Seoul, S. Korea -JoongAng Ilbo English News -Oct 14, 2005: -- A dump truck drivers' association representing 4,000 haulers walked off the job yesterday, demanding the government subsidy promised to truckers last year and a change to load limits they say cut into their livelihoods... The drivers of concrete mixer trucks may join the walkout; their union proposed a partial strike beginning Oct. 20... The freight truckers' association will vote Monday and Tuesday on its own strike to demand better working conditions and fuel subsidies from the government... A ministry official said, "It is not easy for us to come up with a good solution because an oversupply of trucks and oil price hikes make truckers' lives difficult." ...
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