Hyundai workers vote to strike over robot fears
Hyundai workers have voted overwhelmingly to authorise a strike, and for the first time robots are part of the fight. A Hyundai robot strike would test who controls the factory floor as humanoid machines arrive.
South Korea’s largest carmaker is heading for a clash over robots. Hyundai’s union has voted to authorise a strike, partly over fears that machines will replace its members, the Financial Times reported. The workers want a say in how AI and automation reach the line.
The vote was lopsided. Of the union’s 39,668 members, 92% backed strike action, after 11 rounds of wage talks stalled. The union has not yet called a walkout. But the mandate now sits in its hands.
It is a big number from a big union. Hyundai counts as one of South Korea’s largest private employers, and its Ulsan complex ranks among the biggest car factories on Earth. When...
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