Following Hyundai Motor last week, the Kia labor union will conduct a partial strike on the 11th, demanding the resignation of President Yoon Suk Yeol.

The Ulsan branch of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions hosts a rally calling for the resignation of President Yoon Suk Yeol, with participation from union members of the Ulsan labor community, including the plant union and Hyundai Motor union, taking place at Ulsan Taehwagang Station on Dec. 6. /Courtesy of News1

According to officials from Hyundai Motor Group on the 10th, the Kia union will carry out a four-hour strike, with both the morning shift (first) and evening shift (second) respectively striking for two hours, based on the decision of its higher organization, the Metal Workers' Union.

Earlier, the Hyundai Motor union conducted a two-day partial strike on the 5th and 6th, with both the morning and evening shifts striking for two hours each for a total of eight hours. They have decided not to participate in the partial strike on the 11th.

The Metal Workers' Union held a central executive committee meeting on that day and decided to conduct a general strike on the 11th. The union had stated on the 8th that it would carry out an indefinite full strike until President Yoon stepped down, but has temporarily reduced the strike period to one day. The Metal Workers' Union includes Hyundai Motor, Kia, and GM Korea, among others.


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