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Airport Railroad and its labor union reached a dramatic wage agreement on Nov. 13, just about 1 hour and 30 minutes before a planned strike, averting the walkout. According to Yonhap, the two sides held their 11th round of wage negotiations from the previous afternoon and produced a tentative deal around 3:30 a.m. The agreement includes a 4.9% wage increase compared to last year's total labor costs and a joint effort to add 21 safety personnel. The union subsequently withdrew its strike plan, as reported by Kyunghyang Shinmun and Chosun Ilbo. Korean media coverage focuses on the last-minute nature of the deal, with Yonhap noting the breakthrough came just before the strike was set to begin. The resolution follows a broader wave of transit labor tensions, including Seoul Metro's largest union threatening a general strike on Nov. 25 and KORAIL workers planning an indefinite strike from Dec. 10, though those disputes remain separate.