Overview
- The union launched a second three-day partial strike on Monday that halts work for four hours at the end of each shift through July 22.
- Workers are also refusing weekday overtime and weekend shifts, a move that multiplies lost output beyond the scheduled walkouts.
- Hyundai offered a package that includes an 89,000-won monthly base-pay increase, a performance bonus equal to 350% of monthly pay, 10 million won in cash and 15 company shares per worker.
- The union rejected that offer and is demanding a 149,600-won monthly raise and a profit-linked bonus structure, plus guarantees of consultation before deploying Boston Dynamics' Atlas humanoid robots.
- Industry estimates warn the two rounds of partial strikes could cut combined production by about 15,000 vehicles and cost roughly 650 billion won if the actions continue, and the union says it will suspend further strikes if formal talks restart.