HYMTF - Hyundai Workers In Alabama Join UAW Amid Unionization Drive | Benzinga
Workers at the sole Hyundai Motor Co. (OTC:HYMTF) plant in the U.S., located in Alabama, have unionized with the United Auto Workers (UAW).
What Happened: The UAW has successfully recruited 30% of the workforce at the Alabama Hyundai plant, reported The Hill on Thursday. This marks the third public unionization drive at a Southeastern automaker.
The workers have cited poor working conditions, inadequate compensation, and management’s alleged anti-union tactics as the driving forces behind their decision to join the UAW.
In a post on X, formerly Twitter, UAW wrote “Welcome to Montgomery, Alabama. The city where Rosa Parks sat down. And where thousands of Hyundai workers are ready to Stand Up.” It was attached with an over-a-minute-long video where a few auto workers from Alabama highlighted their demand for a safe and secure job at Hyundai.
Welcome to Montgomery, Alabama.
The city ...