SF Solidarity Action For Striking Korea Railway Workers Fighting Privatization

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Date:

Friday, December 27, 2013

Time:

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Event Type:

Other

Organizer/Author:

Transport Workers Solidarity Committee

Location Details:

Korean Consulate, 3500 Clay St at corner of Laurel St. San Francisco, CA 94118

The Transport Workers Solidarity Committee is calling a speak-out for the 8,565 Korean railway workers who have been fired for striking against privatization and union busting by the Korean government. The event will take place on Friday December 27, 2013 at the Korean consulate in San Francisco

12/27 SF Solidarity Action For Striking Korea Railway Workers Fighting Privatization

Stop Mass Firings And Union Busting Of South Korean Railway Workers

Speakout At San Francisco Korean Consulate
December 27, 2013 Friday 12:00 Noon
3500 Clay St at corner of Laurel St. San Francisco, CA 94118

8,565 Korail workers have been suspended and their union offices raided because of their strike action
against privatization which began on December 9, 2013. This is not the first attack by the Korean
government on the labor movement. Teachers unions have been threatened with being banned and
workers have been sued personally for going on strike causing personal bankruptcy and suicides.
The Transport Workers Solidarity Committee TWSC has initiated the call for a labor/community
delegation to go to the Korean Consulate in San Francisco and submit a statement opposing the
suspension of Korea Rail Workers, the attack on their union and in support of their struggle against
privatization which also threatens transit workers and public workers in the United States including
the ongoing attack on BART ATU 1555, SEIU 1021, AFSCME 3993 and ATU 192 AC Transit workers.

This attack was directly connected to international companies like Veolia who are privatizing transit
services around the world and the efforts to attack the right to strike.

We urge all transportation workers, public workers, all trade unionists and human rights activists to
join us in the action in solidarity with our Brothers and Sisters in Korea and against the action
of the Korean Railroad corporation (KORAIL) supported by the Korean government.

This rally is also endorsed by the United Public Workers For Action http://www.upwa.info

If you would like to endorse this action please contact

Transport Workers Solidarity Committee
http://www.transportworkers.org
(415)282-1908

Sign the petition, here: bit.ly/1c8Uao8
http://english.hani.co.kr/kisa/section-014000000/home01.html
https://www.itfglobal.org/campaigns/campaigns-3872.cfm
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2013/12/116_148068.html
http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/615523.html
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Support-railway-workers-right-to-strike-i...
Transport Workers Solidarity Committee
http://www.transportworkers.org

For more information: http://www.transportworkers.org/node/961

Added to the calendar on Thu, Dec 19, 2013 9:51AM

§Thousands of Korean Railway Workers are fighting privatization

by Transport Workers Solidarity Committee

Thu, Dec 19, 2013 9:51AM

Thousands of Korean railway workers are fighting privatization and union busting by the Korean government.

http://www.transportworkers.org/node/961

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§Retired Union Worker

by Workers Revolution

Tue, Dec 24, 2013 6:19PM

This is a major struggle not only for Korean but all of organized labor. The Park Geun-hye Administration is following in the foot steps of her father who was a the military dictator of South Korea who was eventually killed by his own intelligence branch because his actions were delaying South Korean development. Now the daughter sees the time and need to attempt to destroy the trade unions much as any fascist would do so in the attempt to destroy the organizations of the working class and make it easier for finance capital to control and exploit the masses. We must not forget that the U.S. Government and military are four square in support of this ruthless government. The U.S. imperialist investment in the country and their desire for a southern flank on China is demanded by imperialism to try and contain the most dynamic country in the world.

All out in support of the fighting Korean workers. Victory to the KRWU & KCTU!

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