KIA MOTORS, UNION AGREE ON TENTATIVE PAY DEAL

Kia Motors Corp., an affiliate of Hyundai Motor Co., said Wednesday it has reached a tentative agreement on wages and working conditions with its labor union, in a potential move to end a series of partial strikes. The deal calls for Kia to raise the monthly basic...

A TURNING POINT FOR CHINA’S TRADE UNIONS

We may have reached a crucial turning point in the history of China’s trade union movement. For the first time since 1949, trade union officials are openly stating that the union should represent the workers and no one else, while new legislation in Shenzhen places...