Major umbrella union to hold Labor Day rally over cargo worker's death in Jinju

A major umbrella union will hold a large-scale rally on Labor Day to demand responsibility over the death of a cargo worker hit by a truck during a recent demonstration, officials said Monday. Last Monday, a 2.5-ton truck struck participants of a cargo worker rally near a CU convenience store logistics center in Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province, killing a union member in his 50s and injuring two others. The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions plans to hold its rally near the headquarters of BGF Retail, the operator of CU, in southern Seoul on Friday to call for a resolution to the underlying dispute between labor and management. Subcontractor workers of BGF had staged last week's rally to demand direct negotiations with BGF management following the recent enforcement of a new law holding prime contractors more accountable for subcontracted employees. The collision is suspected to have happened as rallygoers tried to block the truck, operated by a non-union worker, from leaving the site and continuing to work for the company despite the ongoing rally by unionized cargo truck drivers. The

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