Hyundai union escalates partial strikes, raising pressure on production

Hyundai Motor’s union ramped up pressure on the automaker Monday by launching a second round of partial strikes as wage talks with South Korea’s largest automaker remained stalled.

Members of the Hyundai Motor branch of the Korea Metal Workers’ Union said it will halt work for four hours at the end of each shift from Monday through Wednesday, up from two hours per shift during their first round of strikes last week.

The morning shift will suspend production from 10:50 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., while th ...