Today (5th), the first plenary session of the August National Assembly will be held at 2 p.m. The Yellow Flag Bill is expected to be automatically introduced after the unlimited debate from the previous session ended, but the ruling party plans to boycott, so it is expected to be processed by the opposition party alone.
Park Chang-geun, reporter.
In today’s plenary session, a bill amending the labor union law, known as the “Yellow Flag Bill,” and a vote on the appointment of Lee Suk-yeon as a candidate for Chief Justice are scheduled to proceed.
The Yellow Flag Bill limits the compensation claims of employers against trade unions during strikes and recognizes platform workers and special employment workers as laborers under the labor union law.
While the Democratic Party takes the stance that it is a public bill that resolves labor blind spots and guarantees the legitimate right to strike, the main opposition party, the People Power Party, opposes it, claiming it encourages illegal strikes.
The ruling party plans to participate only in the vote on the appointment of candidate Lee Suk-yeon and then collectively exit, expecting the opposition party to handle the rest.
If the Yellow Flag Bill passes today, including the Broadcasting Act and the Livelihood Recovery Subsidy Act passed in the July National Assembly, a total of six bills processed by the opposition party alone will be sent to the government.
The People Power Party plans to suggest exercising veto power for all six bills.
As the State Council will convene tomorrow, President Yoon may also exercise his veto power, that is, the right to request a review, from his vacation spot.
Prior to the plenary session, the Democratic Party is expected to adopt the Grain Price Stabilization Act and, in principle, the Grain Management Act and Hanwoo (Korean beef) Management Act, which were abolished after the exercise of veto power during the 21st National Assembly, in a caucus meeting of lawmakers.
With the Chairman in charge of the Grain Management Act and Hanwoo (Korean beef) Act being from the Democratic Party, another forced procedure is expected, similar to previous cases, with concerns about opposition party bills being processed alone, the President exercising veto power, and a repeat of the process after a re-vote.
(Video coverage: Seo Min-hwan, Video editing: Nam Il)