[Peace-discuss] Fwd: Re: Korean Airline Unions Refuse to Transport Troops to Iraq

[Alfred Kagan]

>From: Red1pearl at aol.com
>Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 19:17:16 EDT
>Subject: Re: Korean Airline Unions Refuse to Transport Troops to Iraq
>To: lvpsf at igc.org, chi-labor-against-the-war at yahoogroups.com,
>         chicagodan at yahoogroups.com, chicagomayday at yahoogroups.com,
>         chicap at lists.riseup.net, gangbox at yahoogroups.com,
>         anti-cap-Discussion at yahoogroups.com
>
>Here's labor solidarity / working class action that counts! A 
>shining example for us to work towards. Makes me think of the train 
>drivers in Britain who, with union officials' support, refused to 
>drive trains with Iraqi war material. Class consciousness can be the 
>base for powerful action.
>
>Earl
>
>In a message dated 7/20/2004 1:57:48 AM Central Standard Time, 
>lvpsf at igc.org writes:
>
>Airline Unions Refuse to Transport Troops to Iraq
>http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200406/200406240036.html
>
>The labor unions of the nation's two airliners, Korean Air and 
>Asiana Airlines, declared Thursday that they refuse to transport 
>anything related to the troop dispatch to Iraq, including Korean 
>soldiers to be stationed in Iraq along with armor and related 
>equipment.
>
>The Association of Airline Unions, founded by both the national 
>airlines and the employees of Incheon International Airport and 
>Kimpo Airport, said Thursday that in accordance with the policy of 
>the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, that they are against 
>sending more troops to Iraq and will launch an all-out struggle 
>against the deployment.
>
>The association said, "Both Korean Air and Asiana Airlines should 
>not sign contracts with the government to transport troops to 
>Iraq... If they sign such contracts, the security of our union 
>members cannot be guaranteed as they may become a target of terror 
>during operation... Also, in order to show our rejection to a war of 
>invasion, we will suspend all flights."
>
>In response to the unions, the two airlines pointed out, "We haven't 
>been asked by the government to transport troops to Iraq," and 
>"unconditionally rejecting something before even negotiations have 
>begun is going to far."
>
>(Lee Wee-jae, wjlee at chosun.com )


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