Hwaseong City and National Civil Servants' Union Hwaseong Branch Sign Collective Agreement

[Suwon Ilbo = Reporter Lee Su-won] Hwaseong City and the Hwaseong Branch of the National Civil Servants' Union (hereinafter, Civil Servants' Union Hwaseong Branch) signed a collective agreement on the 11th at the Hwaseong City Hall Situation Room.

The signing ceremony was attended by 20 people including Mayor Jung Myeong-geun of Hwaseong City and Park Tae-sung, Chairman of the Hwaseong Branch of the National Civil Servants' Union, as well as negotiating committee members and union leadership.

The agreement was signed for the first time in five years since the collective bargaining agreement was concluded in 2019. The main contents of the agreement include △strengthening fair personnel systems △expanding welfare projects △introducing gender equality disclosure system △preventing and addressing workplace harassment and other matters related to improving members' working conditions and welfare.

The city and the union reached agreement on 35 items through three working-level consultations following their first meeting in October of last year.

Chairman Park Tae-sung stated, "This collective agreement particularly demonstrates Hwaseong City's high gender-sensitive awareness through its gender equality disclosure system and workplace harassment prevention and response provisions, showing balance and equality," and added, "Through improved working conditions, the civil service will advance and provide higher quality services to citizens."

Mayor Jung Myeong-geun said, "Within the scope permitted by law and regulations, we actively accept and support the union's requests to boost civil servants' morale and hope this translates into better administrative services to citizens," and continued, "Based on this collective agreement, we will work with the union to establish a safe organizational culture where fairness and common sense prevail."