Lee Jae-myung: "We will carefully work out ways to implement the agreement starting from Gyeonggi Province"

[Suwon Ilbo=Park No-hoon] Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung expressed his gratitude to the healthcare union.

Governor Lee posted on SNS on the 2nd a message titled 'Withdrawal of Strike, Thank You to Healthcare Union Members,' stating "I deeply appreciate the magnanimous decision of healthcare workers who have devoted themselves on the frontlines in overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic."

The governor then enumerated the agreed items between the government and the union, adding "We will carefully work out ways to implement the agreement starting from Gyeonggi Province."

The following is the full text of Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung's SNS post.

<Withdrawal of Strike, Thank You to Healthcare Union Members>
Labor-management negotiations between the government and the healthcare union have been concluded. I deeply appreciate the magnanimous decision of healthcare workers who have devoted themselves on the frontlines in overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic.
This is great joy for the nation. You have demonstrated community spirit that prioritizes the lives and safety of the people. So that the spirit of this agreement does not fade, I will also carefully ensure its implementation.
Both sides achieved meaningful results in the negotiations regarding the expansion of public healthcare, establishment of an infectious disease response system, expansion of healthcare workforce, and improvement of treatment and working conditions.
We must join forces to swiftly implement the items that were contentious until the end: establishment of staffing standards for dedicated hospitals, institutionalization of a life safety allowance, establishment of at least one responsible medical institution in each of the nation's approximately 70 secondary medical service areas, legislation on the patient-to-nurse ratio, expansion of dedicated nursing education, expansion of night nursing care, and others.
We will carefully work out ways to implement the agreement starting from Gyeonggi Province.
The public well understands the hard work of healthcare workers working in COVID-19 quarantine and prevention operations over an extended period. We cannot demand sacrifice and sweat alone. We must continue to develop measures that reflect on-site wisdom.
There is no value that comes before the lives and safety of the people. I express my gratitude once again for the agreement spirit between the healthcare union and the government that prioritizes the people.