Korean Air requests court injunction over unionised pilots' vote for strike

Korean Air Lines said Thursday that it has sought a court injunction against the recently held union vote for a strike, claiming that the vote is "invalid" due to procedural problems. Friday, a majority of unionised pilots of Korean Air voted "yes" to go on strike, demanding a salary hike and better working conditions following a failure to iron out differences in opinions. Pilots are seeking a 37% hike in wages for themselves, while the company proposed a 1.9% increase, which it said is in line with the wage growth rate for other non-pilot workers. They claim that the vote allows them to engage in labour disputes within the legal boundary. The company immediately took issue with the results, citing the absence of some voters from lists and claiming that any labour disputes would be illegal. <br/>