Hyundai Motor union approves wage deal, ending months of labor strife

Hyundai Motor’s labor union has approved a tentative agreement that includes higher base pay, bonuses and new hiring commitments, concluding months of contentious wage negotiations and strikes. The carmaker said 19,183 workers, or 61.55 percent of the 31,166 union members who cast ballots in a vote held Monday, voted i

FILE PHOTO: Members of the Korean Metal Workers' Union chant slogans and raise their fists during a rally outside Hyundai Motor Company headquarters as the automaker's union staged its first full strike in a decade, in Seoul, South Korea, August 21, 2026. REUTERS/Kim Soo-hyeon/File Photo 01 Sep 2026 05:28AM SEOUL, Sept