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About 40,000 union members walked off the job Friday, halting production at plants in Ulsan, Asan, and Jeonju
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Hyundai Motor's South Korean union walked off the job for the first time in ten years on Friday, shutting down production at the automaker's main domestic plants amid a deadlocked wage dispute and worker demands for protections against artificial intelligence and automation, according to Reuters.
The company said roughly 40,000 union members took part in the walkout, a group that spanned both production and office roles. All three of Hyundai's domestic facilities — Ulsan, Asan, and Jeonju — went dark for the full day, with neither the morning nor the afternoon eight-hour shift turning a wheel, leaving lines idle for sixteen hours in total, according to the Korea Herald.
