Hyundai union calls partial strike after wage talks collapse — Kia and GM Korea could follow

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0800

The labor dispute at Korea’s largest automaker is heating up. Hyundai Motor’s union announced Wednesday that it will launch a partial strike starting July 13, after management and workers failed to reach a wage agreement in their 15th round of negotiations.

The strike will run for three days — July 13 through July 15 — with workers walking off the job for two hours each day, a legally protected form of industrial action. The decision came out of a meeting of the union’s Central Dispute Response Committee held at Hyundai’s massive Ulsan plant.

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Hyundai union calls partial strike after wage talks collapse — Kia and GM Korea could follow