Kia Motors workers have cancelled planned half-day strikes after the management accepted demands to reinstate a sacked union leader.

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According to Reuters, members of the 23,500-strong union went on a four-hour strike Wednesday after the company fired a leader who had ordered overtime staff to stop working for three hours without previous consulting management.


A Kia spokesman reportedly said Wednesday’s partial strike had caused about $8.54 million worth of production losses.