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Hungarian Hankook Tire Strike Settled

Posted on 28 March 2019 by Ken Zino

During the first week of the strike at the Dunaújváros plant, local management refused to talk with the union, strongly harassed and intimidated strikers, and offered 50% wage increases to work during the strike. Continue reading →

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1,700 workers strike at Hankook Tire in Hungary

Posted on 21 March 2019 by Ken Zino

IndustriALL Global Union affiliate, the Federation of Chemical Workers of Hungary (VDSZ), which represents workers at Hankook’s Dunaújváros plant in central Hungary, says that 70% of 2,400 shift workers have joined the indefinite strike that began on 12 March.   Continue reading →

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