KHMU started the industry-level collective bargaining for the year 2022.

 

At Saengmyeong Hall, the auditorium of the KHMU building, the kick-off meeting for the industry-level central collective bargaining was held at 3:00 pm on May 11.

The major demands includes: ▲7.6% increase in the total amount of wage (for fixed amount - 300,000 KRW) ▲minimum wage set at 11,141 KRW per hour ▲(practical implementation of September 2 Agreement) compliance with the staffing standard during COVID-19 situations, eradication of illegal medical practices, ful1-fledged implementation of the 5 day work week system ▲ (improvement in working conditions) restriction to night work (6 times per month), operation of the substitute nurse system, prohibition of one person work, payment of night nursing fee and holiday work allowance, converting atypical job types to permanent positions for regular and permanent work.  

 

In this kick-off meeting, regional branch heads and executive union members including President Na as well as heads of special units represented the KHMU while employer side was represented with Ju Young-su at the National Medical Center, delegates from special purpose public hospitals including west/north/east hospitals in Seoul, Rhim Sang-hyuck, President of Green Hospital and representatives of other private small and medium sized hospitals, Jo Seung-yun, President of Local Medical Center Association as well as representatives of local medical centers including Gyeonggi-do Medical Center, Seosan Medical Center and Wonju Medical Center.

 

The labor and management agreed to have the negotiation session biweekly (2:00 pm Wednesday) and the 2^nd industry-level negotiation is expected to open at Saengmyeong Hall of the KHMU building at 2:00 pm (Wed) on May 25. 

 

In the ad-hoc congress on April 20, the health industry level union finalized the negotiation policy and official demands for year 2022 and made a decision on other fighting and negotiation agenda including ▲June 23 all-out rally ▲application for a settlement early August in case of disagreement in the negotiation ▲industry-level strike at the end of August.

 

Meanwhile, the KHMU plans to drive “Negotiation for Basic Labor Law” for hospital and doctor groups without trade unions in order to push them to abide by the Labor Standards Act. To that end, the KHMU is conducting a survey on actual working conditions of small hospitals without a union.