'The game is over. It is so sad that all we could do is stop our cars, but nothing has changed,' says Kang Myung-gil, a container truck driver.
Many businesses prepared for the strike, which began November 24, and were ready to weather short-term pain. And as the government increased pressure – including unprecedented “start work” orders – some of the 25,000 striking truckers headed back to work this week, facing the prospect of not only lost income but lost jobs, drivers told Reuters.
After the strike ended, Yoon’s press secretary, Kim Eun-hye, said the government would “unwaveringly abide by laws and principles” on labor issues, adding that the truckers’ action had caused “astronomical damage” to the economy. The difference was that Yoon took a harder line than in the first strike, and South Korean industries were willing to suffer short-term losses to keep operations running.
Refineries paid truckers more than double through agents to keep supplies flowing, and temporary workers were hired to get finished Hyundai and Kia cars to local customers, drivers and a transport ministry official said. Meanwhile, Yoon’s hard line on labor has accompanied a rise in his approval rating since the strike began, according to recent data.
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