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  "id": 4726677,
  "title": "Unionized workers at Hyundai Motor accept wage deal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/unionized-workers-at-hyundai-motor-accept-wage-deal",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T22:01:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yonhap News",
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    "url": "https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260901000500315"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "ULSAN, South Korea – Unionized Hyundai Motor employees have voted to accept a wage agreement for the current year, according to the union. The vote, held on Monday, saw 61.55% of 31,166 union members approve the deal, the union reported. As part of the agreement, workers will see a monthly base pay increase of 100,000 won (US$73) and receive performance bonuses equivalent to 400% of their monthly wages, along with an additional 12.7 million won in cash. The terms also involve extending the retirement age from 60 to 65, provided related laws and regulations are revised.\n\nThe wage deal ends a series of strikes by the union, which resulted in about 120 hours of production disruptions and an estimated 55,200 vehicles lost in cumulative production. Industry sources estimate the lost sales exceeded 2.3 trillion won. The labor action included a full-day strike on August 21, the union's first such walkout in 10 years.",
  "summary": "ULSAN, Sept. 1 (Yonhap) -- Unionized workers of Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea's...",
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        "outlet": "BusinessKorea",
        "title": "Hyundai Motor Union Votes on Wage Deal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/hyundai-motor-union-votes-on-wage-deal",
        "published": "2026-08-31T04:00:16.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CNA - Business",
        "title": "Hyundai Motor's South Korean union approves wage deal, Yonhap says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/hyundai-motors-south-korean-union-approves-wage-deal-yonhap-says",
        "published": "2026-08-31T21:28:38.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Unionized workers at Hyundai Motor accept wage deal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/unionized-workers-at-hyundai-motor-accept-wage-deal-4738775",
        "published": "2026-08-31T23:32:03.000Z"
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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."
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