Investor That Can See The Future

Chapter 108

Uncle Seok-beom started talking.

“Wow, you know it’s a postal company?”

“I heard it. It’s an automobile engine parts company, isn’t it?”

“Ugh, it’s Eunsung’s primary supplier.”

The company is listed on the KOSDAQ, and the number of employees is about 700.

I suddenly remembered an article I saw a while ago.

“Isn’t there a strike there?”

The article was about concerns about production disruptions at automakers due to an illegal strike by the union of the postal companies. At the cabinet meeting, President Park Si-hyeong strongly criticized the workers’ illegal strike, saying that the national competitiveness was undermined.

Uncle Seok-beom nodded his head helplessly.

“No, that’s right. Joe, Jongsu and I went in there.”

Uncle Seok-beom continued speaking calmly.

“My wife, at first I liked that I had moved to a better company, but there was a problem.”

The postal company has grown rapidly. In order to increase production, we had to hire more employees or increase facilities, but we chose the method of running the factory with existing employees 24 hours a day. Because it costs a lot less money.

As the night labor continued, everyone complained of fatigue, and six people died from overwork within two years.

After negotiating with the union and management, it was agreed to ban overnight work and switch to a two-shift system. However, even after the agreement, the company delayed the implementation of the day-to-day operation, and the night labor continued.

After that, the two sides continued to negotiate, but no agreement was reached.

In the end, the union held a partial strike, demanding the immediate implementation of the two-shift system. A few hours later, the management mobilized security services to lock out the workplace.

The service prevented the union from going to work, and the union members responded with a fair occupation. Uncle Seok-beom and Jong-su, who were members of the union, also participated in this.

A strike or occupation of a factory does not mean that we all die together, but that we negotiate. However, Hong Woo-song, chairman of the postal company, had no intention of negotiating.

From this point on, the extreme confrontation began.

“A few months ago, the company installed CCTV in the workroom, break room, and even the dressing room under the pretext of managing the production site. Cho, Jongsu, and I covered the CCTV with cloth and tape.”

The company sued for obstruction of business and property damage.

Taehyung asked, confused.

“Even though you have to go to work, you didn’t break the CCTV, you covered it, so why is it damaging your property?”

“Hey, because it was pasted on the CCTV cover with sticky tape, so it can’t be used, so the property is damaged.”

“… … .”

It was terrifying, but the prosecution demanded 1 year and 6 months in prison for Jong-su who had covered the CCTV, and 6 months for Seok-beom, who broke the blue tape next to him and delivered it.

“Everyone, fortunately, was found not guilty in court.”

But it didn’t end there.

The company took issue with the paint on the asphalt this time. During the demonstration, the union placed a banner on the floor and wrote with paint. At this time, the asphalt was stained with paint, so it was property damage.

“Is that real?”

If it hadn’t been for Uncle Seok-beom, he would have thought he was joking.

Surprisingly, the prosecution also demanded a year in prison for each member who wrote the letter.

“Bird, there was a car driven by a service worker rushing towards the union at dawn.”

Eight people present at the scene suffered bruises and three were seriously injured with broken bones. The service worker drove the car and ran away.

After reporting it to the police, the service worker surrendered within a day.

He said that he was sleeping in the car, but when the union members came, he felt threatened, so he drove the car recklessly and ran away, and the accident happened.

The police accepted the statement and treated it as a simple traffic accident rather than a hit and run accident, and the prosecution indicted without detention in which 11 people were injured.

As the service and confrontation continued, the wounded one after another. The union and the service workers that occupied the factory had physical clashes several times, and in the end, all union members were kicked out within a week of the occupation.

“He was hit in the head with a fire extinguisher thrown by the service in the process.”

It was a serious injury that could cost you your life if you got hit a little bit.

Uncle Seok-beom, who was taken to the hospital immediately, underwent major surgery by making an incision on the scalp, removing the broken bone fragments and joining them together. Fortunately, the operation went well, but it is said that from then on, his pronunciation became slurred and he stuttered a little, perhaps because of the aftereffects.

I’m at a loss for words.

At first he thought he had been beaten by gangsters because he was using something like an illegal bond. Rather, it would have been easier to understand.

But what happened after being hit by a service worker during the strike? This is not the era of any military regime… … Does this make sense in 21st century Korea?

“So what happened? Did you catch the culprit?”

Uncle Seok-beom shook his head.

The police gave up the investigation, stating that it was impossible to identify the person involved because all the service workers wore masks and smoke from fire extinguishers was thick.

According to the video taken at the time, there were only three people holding fire extinguishers.

Even if you call the service workers and find out who was holding the fire extinguisher, it would be easy to find the person involved, but the police didn’t even do that easy. If you want to sue, you just have to identify the person involved and bring evidence.

The police showed no particular will to investigate the service, but the union was different.

The union members who had struggled with the 3D facial recognition technique were also used to analyze and find the faces in the masks one by one. And, without exception, all of them were forwarded to the prosecution with an opinion of indictment. Again, the prosecution demanded one year in prison for each.

Taek-gyu said as if he was excited.

“What do you do with a one-year sentence in prison? Imprisonment is not a joke for children.”

As the strike got longer, the weather got colder, and the union members kept it going. The company operated the plant by using replacement workers.

In the end, two months after the strike, the union declared a return to work. He was, in effect, a white flag surrender. However, the company did not accept this.

Chairman Hong Woo-song said that there is no return to work without resigning from the union, and this time he expressed his will to completely neutralize the union.

A request for attendance came from the police and prosecutors telling the union members that it was a long day. Here, the management said that it had suffered losses due to the illegal strike and started a lawsuit for damages.

“Well then, Jongsu uncle… … ?”

Uncle Seok-beom said while crying.

“Hey, you hanged yourself.”

“… … .”

After the funeral, Uncle Seok-beom said that he saw me holding a press conference on TV.

And another difficult time passed. In the mailbox, along with a notice of fine, a request for police presence and a request to appear in the prosecution were placed.

The cost of the operation remained in debt, and there was no money to pay the fine. He had neither the face to see his family nor the confidence to go back to work.

“I felt like I couldn’t live any longer.”

So I drove the car and headed somewhere.

Then, after stopping the car in an uninhabited place, he blocked the exhaust and vents with old clothes and set off a lightning bolt. When I closed my eyes, I remembered the faces of my family. Then, the faces of the employees who worked with the previous boss, and finally my face came to mind.

“I managed to open the car door and go outside before I lost consciousness. And as soon as the day dawned, I came up to Seoul to meet you. Jo and Jong-su are dead, but I’m sorry I came alone.”

“… … .”

Did you mean that you came to live?

Taek-gyu looked at me and asked.

“Is it a postal company or a company listed on the KOSDAQ? If this happened, why is it not known?”

“Because the media didn’t report it.”

A lot of things happen in the world every day.

The media selects and reports those that can become articles among them. No matter what happens, if the media closes their eyes, it is not known to the public. Also, depending on how you convey it, you can turn a deer into a horse.

“Why do the police and prosecutors only favor postal companies?”

“Ho, Chairman Hong Woo-song is a brother and sister to the police chief, and he’s also close with the prosecutor.”

“… … .”

Is it a local thing?

It is not uncommon for a businessman who has been doing business in an area for a long time to collide with public officials.

“There is a silver-gender difference behind him and behind him.”

I was surprised.

“What do you mean?”

Uncle Seok-beom gave an explanation.

During the occupation of the factory, a briefcase was found. The documents inside were a shock in itself.

It was the document of the secret meeting of the postal company. There were instructions on how to respond to the strike.

Service guard deployment, front gate blockade, commuter bus suspension, workplace lockout, access control, media distribution, replacement of personnel, unlawful acts of the union and sabotage, etc.

Before the strike, the company signed a contract with a service company called Changju Consulting, and even ordered a camcorder and a recorder for verification purposes.

This meant that management had no intention of negotiating with the union in the first place.

Here is not the end. Eun Seong-cha, the original contractor, directly instructed the union destruction plan and received a report along with it.

The union took all the documents and filed a complaint with the local labor office.

However, Chairman Hong Woo-song did not prosecute due to insufficient evidence, and there was no direct connection with Eun Sung-cha.

Taek-gyu said it as if it was absurd.

“Are you Eunseong-cha again?”

“… … .”

At this point, it’s a terrible affair.

A car has about 30,000 parts.

Since a car cannot be made without one of them, automakers pay attention to parts procurement and management.

The strike must have been a big concern for Eunsung Motors, as the postal company is the primary supplier of engine parts.

Eunsung Motors, through the person in charge of the purchasing headquarters, instructed the mailing company to respond to the strike, contract with Changju Consulting, and put in replacement workers one by one so that there would be no disruption to production and delivery.

I can understand the situation properly now.

Behind Eunseong Cha is Park Si-hyung. So, the police and prosecutors stood on the side of the postal company and moved in unison.

Has the situation reached this point because power and the chaebol are entangled in a labor-management conflict?

Uncle Seok-beom bowed his head.

“You, I have nothing to say to you. Boo, I have no one to ask for but you.”

Just because you have a lot of money, you can’t solve all the problems in the world. But at least I can solve the difficulties of those around me.

I grabbed my uncle’s hand.

“Don’t worry, uncle. I will do anything.”

Uncle Seok-beom said again with tears in his eyes.

“Oh, thank you, Jinhoo. Thank you very much.”

* * *

I sent back Uncle Seok-beom.

Taek-gyu asked.

“What are you going to do now?”

“You have to do it that way.”(Read more @ wuxiax.com)

I contacted the CEO of Xcop. This is the first time since we talked briefly after the bid ended.

[Hello, CEO Kang Jin-hoo. This is X-Cop Kim Hyo-myung, president. For what reason did you contact me?]

“I will explain the details later, so please send one of the security service experts to this place right now.”

[Okay. I will send it right away.]

After a while, a man entered the CEO’s office. He was in his early forties, about 190, and his body was covered in stone-like muscles.

He bowed politely and bowed.

“Nice to meet you, CEO Kang Jin-hoo. This is Lee Cheol-jin, manager of X-Cop.”

We said goodbye and sat down on the sofa.

I asked right away.

“Do you know what Changju Consulting is?”

Manager Lee Cheol-jin nodded his head with a puzzled expression.

“That’s right.”

“What company are you doing?”

“It is a labor law firm that provides consulting on personnel and labor management.”

“Are you famous?”

“Yes. No one in this industry doesn’t know.

“It is nominally a labor law firm. What is the reality?”

He answered my questions without hesitation.

“You can think of it as a service thug company that specializes in union destruction. Half of the staff are thugs.”

“Then what about the other half?”

“It’s a gangster.”

“… … .”

What’s the difference between the two?

I asked, leaning my back on the sofa.

“They are pretty dangerous. If there was a physical conflict, would the X-Cop staff be able to deal with it?”

Manager Lee Cheol-jin hardened his expression and said seriously.

“of course. X-Cop has top-notch agents. There are many foreign mercenaries as well as former special forces members. It’s not like dealing with thugs or gangsters.”

It looks like a bit of self-esteem.

Even so, Xcop is the 2nd largest security company in Korea. In terms of number of heads, equipment, and financial power, it is not at a level comparable to that of a service thug company.

I nodded.

“Good for you. Let’s take a look at our skills this time.”