Thousands of truckers headed back on the roads on Wednesday after the union and the government reached a late-night agreement to end an eight-day strike.
There was no independent opinion poll published on the strike which started on Jun 7 over demands including an extension of a minimum fare system, but local media has been largely neutral toward the dispute. The peaceful resolution means South Korea's new conservative president has escaped his first major economic challenge largely unscathed.
The Cargo Truckers Solidarity also managed to avoid public criticism for being political as its powerful umbrella group, the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, stayed away from the dispute.But experts say it does not signal a fundamental shift away from the politicised and still militant elements in South Korea's industrial scene.