School meal and care staff to go on strike on the 6th… Neulbom Schools to operate normally

Ministry of Education Discusses Response Plans with Provincial and City Superintendents
Calls for “Stable Operations”… Offers Alternative Meals for School Lunches, Members of the School Non-regular Workers’ Alliance hold a press conference at the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions in Jung-gu, Seoul, on the 3rd, declaring a general strike for school non-regular workers and urging for a wage increase and resolution of cafeteria issues. / News1 © News1 Song Won-young Reporter,
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, ‘(Seoul=News1) Reporter Kwon Hyung-jin = The ‘Neulbom Schools’ will operate normally even if non-regular school workers, such as school meal staff and care providers, go on strike on the 6th. Meals will be simplified or replaced with alternatives like bread or milk.’,
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, ‘The Ministry of Education announced on the 4th that they held a national meeting of provincial and city superintendents, led by Vice Minister Lee Ju-ho, to discuss countermeasures against the national school non-regular workers’ alliance’s general strike and urged for the stable operation of the education field.’,
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, ‘The Ministry of Education and the 17 provincial/city education offices have been negotiating collective wage agreements with the national school non-regular workers’ alliance since July 2024, but failed to narrow differences on wage increases and improvement of conditions.’,
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, ‘As previously announced, the national school non-regular workers’ alliance plans to go on a general strike on the 6th. The alliance includes about 94,000 education service employees working in schools, like care providers and school meal staff.’,
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, ‘In the meeting, the Ministry of Education and the provincial/city education offices decided to do their utmost to prevent a strike by closely communicating with the labor union but also to install a situation room to immediately respond to any urgent matters if a strike occurs.’,
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, ‘For meals, the ‘Neulbom Schools’, special education, and more, they plan to create localized solutions considering regional and school situations to minimize inconvenience for students and parents.’,
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, ‘School meals will be adjusted based on the number of participating meal staff on strike, providing simplified menus and alternative meals. ‘Neulbom Schools’ will continue normal operations with other programs offered. Special schools or classes will support educational activities flexibly, such as shorter classes.’,
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, ‘Vice Minister Lee urged that “The Ministry of Education and the 17 provincial and city education offices should work together with a united mind and heart to ensure that teachers, parents, and students feel assured. We should respond without gaps and communicate with the educational field so that various reform tasks prepared for the next academic year can be smoothly introduced, ensuring stable school operations.”‘]