Coverage dated November 12, 2023 to November 13, 2023
Hyundai to raise factory worker pay
Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
South Korean automaker Hyundai has joined Honda and Toyota in raising factory worker wages after the United Auto Workers union reached new contract agreements with Detroit automakers.
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About 146,000 UAW members are voting on new contracts with General Motors, Ford and Stellantis that give them 25% general wage increases over the next four years and eight months.
Labor experts say the increases are at least in part aimed at thwarting UAW President Shawn Fain's strategy of trying to organize U.S. auto plants run by foreign automakers and Tesla.
South Korean automaker Hyundai has joined Honda and Toyota in raising factory worker wages after the United Auto Workers union reached new contract agreements with Detroit automakers.
