Auto workers union condemns Hyundai working conditions in wake of federal raid on Georgia site

The United Auto Workers (UAW) labor union is condemning Hyundai for what it calls a "disgraceful record on worker safety" following an immigration raid at an electric car battery factory in Georgia. Most of the 475 people detained on Sept. 4 under suspicion of being in the United States illegally – with at least 300 reportedly hailing from South Korea – were employees of subcontractors, rather than direct employees, LGES and Hyundai Motor Company have said, according to Reuters."For years, Hyundai—including ...