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Tuesday, August 19, 2003

Contract at Hyundai Raises Sights of Korean Workers. The labor contract that ended an off-again-on-again strike at Hyundai may have changed things for more than just the workers covered by the agreement. By Don Kirk. [New York Times: Business] (registration required, but I bet you knew that)

Story in nutshell: Hyundai auto workers win a five-day workweek, bosses threaten to move to the cheaper labor and more autocratic regime running the "People's Republic of China." Workers of the world, unite!


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