노사관계 : 사회운동적 노동조합주의를 통해본 노동운동 재생전략과 과제 -전국공무원노동조합의 사례를 중심으로 = In Search of Labor Movement Renewal through Social Movement Unionism -The Case Study of Korea Government Employees` Union

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Social movement unionism(SMU) is gaining recognition as a new paradigm for renewal of labor unions. This paper aims to investigate the realities of the social solidarity between Korea Government Employees` Union(KGEU) branches and social organizations, furthermore to understand its meaning and limitation through the perspective of SMU. The social solidarity of the KGEU manifests itself in various ways, which includes the struggle for the improvement of public services, administrative reform, political affiance, civil participation in local budget drafting, social welfare work, and Korean unification movement. These movements rely largely on the socio-economic situation in which the branches work; the extent to which social movement is developed, and the identities of the executive committees. Generally, the social solidarity is shown in a small scale with minimal participation of members, focusing on defensive issues. The headquarter of KGEU has not been able to offer a clear vision and strategy, which is a impediment to articulation between the branches and the center. These factors show that the social movement unionism as shown in KGEU is still in its infancy. The SMU is a significant factor in a sense that it is not only for the survival of the union by gaining political support but a social transformation based on the quality of public service. For SMU to develop and take root, the headquarter`s vision and strategies must be based on systematic survey of the current local SMU situation. Also needed are the socialization of internal issues(temporary workers etc), selecting and implementing of the best case practices, union member education, and various other grassroot participation activities.