In a letter to the CEO of Hyundai Motors on Aug. 27, a coalition of labor union members from Alabama and Georgia say they’re deeply concerned with what they say is Hyundai’s track record of violating worker’s rights.
The South Korean automaker says they will hire more than 8,000 people in the U.S. over the next few years as they grow EV manufacturing in the South.
Hannah Perkins, an AFL-CIO representative, said that the coalition sent the letter to Honda Motor America and their CEO to negotiate a binding community benefits agreement that ensures safe family wage jobs while addressing the needs of local communities.
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