No End in Sight For AAFES Cab Driver Strike

From the Stars and Stripes:

No negotiations had begun between Worldcup Arirang Tourism Company Ltd. and its 270 drivers as of Tuesday afternoon, day four of a strike that left U.S. military bases in Area I and Area II without taxi service, according to the drivers¿ union president.

¿So far, we haven¿t heard any single word of (that suggested) negotiating from the company,¿ Shim Woo-chang said Tuesday afternoon.

Tuesday morning, Arirang manager Kim Hong-yeon told Stars and Stripes he couldn¿t talk because he was meeting with union officials. Later attempts to contact him were unsuccessful.

Meanwhile, Army and Air Force Exchange Service officials on Tuesday released a short statement saying they expected taxi service to resume ¿as quickly as possible,¿ according to AAFES spokesman Air Force Master Sgt. Donovan Potter.

In a separate statement, Area II AAFES general manager Betty O¿Brien said AAFES was exploring other options.

¿AAFES is contacting other taxi companies to determine if they would be interested in providing taxi service in Area II,¿ O¿Brien said in the statement.

I think if AAFES starts looking at bringing in another cab company to take over the contract this dispute will end real quick.