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Busan Transportation Corp. and its subway union failed to reach a final agreement in their 19th round of collective bargaining on Oct. 22, held at the Nopo Vehicle Depot, Maeil Business reports. The union has declared a strike starting with the first train on Oct. 23, according to Yonhap and the Korea Economic Daily. Korean media are reporting the breakdown as breaking news, with the focus on the immediate impact on commuters from the first train onward.