KBS ' board passes motion to dismiss embattled president SEOUL , Jan . 22 ( Yonhap ) -- The board of directors of public broadcaster KBS on Monday approved a motion to dismiss its president , Koh Dae - young , who is accused of political bias and unfair labor practices . Ten of the board ' s 11 members attended the closed - door session to vote on the proposal submitted Jan . 8 . The broadcaster ' s 2 , 200 unionized workers have been on strike since Sept . 4 demanding the resignation of Koh , who is close to the previous conservative Park Geun - hye government . The final decision on his fate will be made by President Moon Jae - in . The prolonged walkout caused major disruption to the state - controlled network ' s operations . Some workers returned to work in late December after the government broadcasting agency fired a conservative member of the KBS board , tipping the balance in favor of the liberal government and the labor union . This file photo shows KBS President Koh Dae - young on Oct . 26 , 2017 . ( Yonhap ) jaeyeon . woo @ yna . co . kr ( END )