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KCEU to Strike from Monday; 'Relay Strikes' May Follow
With Korean Government Employees' Union (KGEU) saying they would launch an indefinite and illegal strike beginning at 9:00 a.m. Monday, the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) said it, too, would launch a general strike on Nov. 26, while the 20,000 man-strong Korean Railway Workers' Union (KRWU) declared it would strike as well. The possibility is growing that the extreme confrontation between the government and civil servants may end in mass layoffs.
by Mun Gap-shik
Chosun Ilbo (November 14, 2004)
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200411/200411140012.html

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A major clash is expected between the government and a civil servants' union Monday when the union pledges to launch a general strike as scheduled, despite government crackdowns on its move to demand full labor rights.

The Korean Government Employees' Union (KGEU) said Sunday its 140,000 members will go on strike nationwide at 9 a.m. today, even though their vote on whether to wage the strike or not was disrupted by a police crackdown last week.
Civil Servants to Strike Monday
Government Threatens to Crack Down on Collective Action
By Kim Rahn
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/200411/kt2004111415254710230.htm

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Have you ever gone to a government office around 12:00 noon?

[fidel]

Yes. Yes I have.
Here's another cryptic question.

Have you ever sat on haystack and watched the sun come up?

Well...

Have you?

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Thousands of Striking Civil Servants to Face Heavy Punishment
http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?biid=2004111603498