Kia Corp. headquarters in southern Seoul (Image provided by Kia Corp.)
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – The labor union of Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, said Sunday it has failed to settle wage talks with the company again, raising the possibility of it staging a partial strike starting later this week.
Unless the two sides resume negotiations and reach an agreement by Tuesday, the union is expected to go on an eight-hour strike from Tuesday to Thursday and a 12-hour walkout on Oct. 20 as planned.
The move by Kia’s union came as unionized workers of Hyundai Motor Co. voted last month to accept this year’s wage deal, averting a strike for the fifth consecutive year.
(Yonhap)
