President Lee says collective labor action, too, should have 'certain limit'

“President Lee Jae Myung said Wednesday that collective actions by labor unions should remain within "certain limits" and do not cause "serious pain" to others. Lee made the remarks at a Cabinet meeting after last-minute wage negotiations between Samsung Electronics and its labor union broke down, only a day before the union's planned general strike. "It is all good for certain labor unions to ... pursue their interests through their right to collective action, but there must be certain limits to it," Lee said. He said the right to collective action should not be abused or exercised in a way that causes "serious harm" to others, adding that it may be the government's role to help members of society observe those limits and to fulfill its responsibilities when the limits are crossed. The presidential office earlier expressed "deep regret" after the last-ditch government-mediated negotiations over bonuses linked to Samsung's record-high earnings collapsed, urging both sides to continue efforts to the end to divert the planned strike, which many say may be devastating not only to the company

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