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SOUTH KOREA'S RAILWAY UNION GOES ON STRIKE.
SEOUL, Mar 1 Asia Pulse - South Korea's railway union went on strike Wednesday despite threats of prosecution after negotiations derailed over working conditions and reinstatement of dismissed employees.
The strike began as of 1 a.m. with the union leaders' declaration at a Seoul depot as thousands of members looked on.
The National Labor Relations Commission had banned the strike, ruling Tuesday that it will arbitrate the dispute between the union and the state-funded Korea Railroad (KORAIL).
The commission has the authority to intervene in labor conflicts in sectors critical to the national economy. Its decision to arbitrate mandates a 15-day "cooling-off" period by unionists.
KORAIL workers are demanding better working conditions and the reinstatement of dismissed colleagues, which the company's management refuses to accept.
"Most of the railway workers' demands are not subject to negotiation," Labor Minister Lee Sang-soo said. "As the labor commission has decided to arbitrate the labor row, if the railway workers go on strike, it would be illegal."
The government will use dialogue to meet the labor's reasonable demands, he added.
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