Unionized workers at Hyundai Motor Co. began a promised partial strike Monday amid a dispute with management over bonuses, a union official said. The walkout, which was approved last week by union representatives, began as scheduled Monday afternoon, said Jung Jun-yung, the head of the union's overseas cooperation department. Unionized workers plan to lay down tools Monday for a total of eight hours at three different factories. Hyundai Motor confirmed the strike was under way, company spokesman Jake Jang said. Hyundai asked the Ulsan District Court to issue an order barring the walkout, Jang said, though added no decision had yet been reached.
See "Hyundai Workers Begin Partial Strike", Associated Press, The New York Times, January 14, 2007