All 93 Striking Civil Servants in Gyeonggi Province Face Heavy Disciplinary Action

Following the Ministry of Interior and Safety's directive, the Gyeonggi Province government has requested heavy disciplinary action against all 93 civil servants from 15 local government offices in the province who participated in the nationwide strike by the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU).

On the 19th, Gyeonggi Province stated, "Until yesterday, some cities and counties had requested heavy disciplinary action only for certain strike participants through the provincial personnel committee. However, following the Ministry of Interior and Safety's instruction for the province to make disciplinary decisions against all strike-related personnel, all relevant cities and counties have requested heavy disciplinary action for all involved parties as of today."

A provincial official explained, "The ministry's position is that this strike was not conducted by individual city and county governments but coordinated nationwide, so it is not a matter for cities and counties to determine light or heavy disciplinary measures. Additionally, we must consider fairness with other cities and counties that have already requested heavy disciplinary action for all related personnel."
As a result, as of today, the civil servants from each local government requesting heavy disciplinary action from the province are as follows: ▲Province 2 ▲Suwon 8 ▲Goyang 8 ▲Bucheon 5 ▲Anyang 7 (planned) ▲Pyeongtaek 2 ▲Gwangmyeong 7 ▲Siheung 7 ▲Gunpo 1 ▲Ansan 15 ▲Pocheon 1 ▲Hanam 4 ▲Osan 9 ▲Hwaseong 2 ▲Gwacheon 15, etc.

In response to these strong disciplinary actions by the government and local governments, civil service unions in various local governments across the province are showing signs of resistance.


In Suwon's case, union branch executive civil servants distributed a petition claiming "disciplinary action against branch executive civil servants is unjust" to employees this morning, and the provincial office branch distributed flyers stating "the struggle is just beginning" during morning rush hour.

A provincial personnel committee is scheduled to convene on the 23rd to determine the disciplinary level for these individuals, and another clash between local governments and union members is anticipated.

A provincial official said, "In preparation for the unions' resistance, we plan to request police deployment around the meeting venue for the personnel committee," and added, "We are concerned about further conflicts and clashes surrounding the disciplinary action."