Blackmail?: Hyundai Gives in and Pays Unearned Bonuses to Start Assembly Lines

"Hyundai has said the larger bonus agreement was an incentive to reach the company's 2006 production target, but that the payment was reduced since that goal wasn't reached due to strikes."
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So...there were previous strikes that help production back and there for they didn't get the check they wanted because they didn't meet productivity goals? Seems logical to me. Not starting a war...just trying to understand.

Does this happen with Honda and Toyota?

Looks like GM has hit another snag with the Union, oh wait it's Hyundai? And this is the company going to take over the top spot in 5-10 years?

Since when do South Koreans hate america? We are the reason the Kim Jong isnt running both countries (or as one Korea).

If their unions are anything like the UAW they will never meet productivity goals untill they start paying on merit and not seniority.

You really should get yourself a screenname on a political website. You seem to get into heated arguments over politics and economic failures, more than cars. You also have beefs with random people and racist comments.

Not to mention getting a little history and cultural lesson on Korea (which would explain why they wouldn't want to work with Japan)...
Ignorant perceptions like yours are one of the reasons our country has been making some erroneous foreign policies and consequently why many outside of the US view us as d--ks.

I wish my name was Song Hi-sok.

You still have NO idea of the type of relationship Koreans and Japanese have. I suspect this is due to what you see in younger Koreans here in the US, who are more ingrained with a western individualism and non traditional Korean culture. Bottom line is, those you see around you are different, but distrust of the Japanese still remains, even if to a lesser degree than mainland Korea. If you go to Korea, which is the setting of this article, Koreans do not trust Japanese. So please, stop spewing ignorant remarks.

Also, I have no idea how you're trying to tie in your second paragraph to what I first responded to you about, but I find your oversimplification of economics and trade quite disturbing.

This is no place for political discussions, so I'll leave it at this.

This is why manual labor should be replaced with complete robot automation.

And if you read my comments, I said Koreans without distinguishing age. That means all. I thought you'd do some of your own digging around, but you didn't even try and continue to push your ignorant statements. So here's a little start: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korea_under_Japanese_rule

The Japanese haven't made up for their past war crimes, until they do, animosity will ALWAYS be passed down to the next generation. Our version of this would be something like "never forget 9/11." Also, there is always a lack of trust between east Asian countries and Japan. Example? How about Japan trying to change their history books? This kind of thing is taught to Korean youth.

As with any relationship, the Korean-American relationship is a complicated love-hate relationship. It's something you won't get from watching Fox News or CNN. You simplify to the point where you're almost saying all 40M people of South Korea hate the US.

Don't be an ignorant American. Do some real research into Korean culture before you go off making some other ignorant statement making other Americans look bad.

Canadian huh? Well then, ignorant Canadian, you might as well be calling yourself American... Anyway...

Btw, let me ask you this: When was the last time lived with a bunch of Koreans? And where are you getting your ideas that young Koreans hate America and don't mind Japan? I hope the answer is more than, "from what I see in Canada, eh."

Before you answer that, care to explain why there are old politicians on the Korean news that are hating on American military presence there, and why so many young Koreans want to come to the states? Think about it now...

That joke from my previous comment aside, my apologies for calling you an American, though the other statements still stand about your ignorance regarding Korea.

What happens in Japan and what they like doesn't equate to or refute the fact that there is an animosity of nearly all Koreans against Japan.

As far as college students protesting, college students have ALWAYS protested strongly (read: often violently) against something for whatever reason. Again, not an anomaly in history. And again, this doesn't mean all the young people hate the US; just another product of infotainment you see on TV.

The President's name is Mr. Roh, or Noh, depending on how you prefer to spell it. In a nutshell, he's the kind of president you get when a whole bunch of stupid college students decide to vote, but that's just my opinion. Anyway, there's is much division in Korean politics and he has burned a lot of bridges.

China would be wise to stay out of Korean sovereignty and the North's army, however massive, is best used for defense of its own borders; it is hard to believe they have the supplies to wage an offensive war that would last very long.

BTW, I have lived, studied and worked in Korea for 6 months last year, interacting constantly with people of all ages. I've been to Korea every 5 years prior to that. Oh, and one last thing. I am Korean.