Genesis production disrupted due to conflict over new car introduction... Outage likely to continue (2nd comprehensive report)

The Genesis production line at Hyundai Motor Company's Ulsan plant was shut down on the 2nd due to labor-management conflict over the introduction of new car test vehicles.

According to the automobile industry, friction between labor and management occurred during the process of introducing the G80 hybrid test vehicle at the Genesis design department in Line 1 of Ulsan Plant 5 on this day.

When the company put the Genesis G80 hybrid test vehicle into the production line at 9 a.m. that day, union representatives blocked the line, stopping line operations.

Company managers encouraged union members to work, but the line was halted.

Accordingly, the company announced at 10:05 a.m., "Due to the unauthorized line stoppage, no work and no pay will be applied to all Genesis design department employees." It is known that there are about 800 members of the Genisys Chairman's Union.

This conflict arose during the Man Hour (MH) consultation process over the mass production of the new Genesis car.

Man hours are the amount of manpower and labor required for production, and when a new car is introduced, the process or amount of work may differ from the existing one.

The company pushed for a man-hour agreement to mass produce the G80 Hybrid and G90 partially modified models, but the union's field representatives refused, so normal discussions did not proceed.

Representatives are said to be concerned that the number of people employed on the production line may decrease after the introduction of new vehicles. In other words, be wary of a decrease in jobs or workload.

Representatives from the Genesis production line held a meeting this evening and discussed countermeasures, response plans, and whether to resume line operations for over an hour, but it is reported that no significant conclusions were reached.

Accordingly, Genesis production will be suspended until 00:10 on the 3rd, which is the end of the afternoon shift.

There are also predictions in the industry that if there is no progress in discussions surrounding Man Hour, Genesis production disruptions may continue for some time.