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  "id": 3922945,
  "title": "Kia union approves wage deal, marking 6th straight year without strike",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/kia-union-approves-wage-deal-marking-6th-straight-year-without-strike",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-28T08:42:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20260828/kia-union-approves-wage-deal-marking-6th-straight-year-without-strike"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Korea Times reports that Kia's labor union has approved this year's wage agreement, marking the sixth consecutive year without a strike. The agreement, which was approved by 64.1% of union members who voted, includes a 100,000 won ($72.20) monthly base pay raise, a performance bonus equivalent to more than 400% of workers' monthly salary, and an additional payment of 12.7 million won to each employee. The tentative agreement was reached on Tuesday, averting a planned strike just a day before it was set to begin.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Kia union approves wage deal, marking 6th straight year without strike",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/kia-union-approves-wage-deal-marking-6th-straight-year-without-strike-3924980",
        "published": "2026-08-28T07:57:32.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Kia union approves wage deal, marking 6th straight year without strike",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/kia-union-approves-wage-deal-marking-6th-straight-year-without-strike-3924525",
        "published": "2026-08-28T08:47:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}