Mumbai, June 20 -- South Korean automotive giant Hyundai Motor's India unit faces a potential worker strike at its plant near Chennai from a union backed by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) or the CPI(M), if the outcome of ongoing triennial wage negotiations is not to the union's satisfaction. The same union had earlier halted operations at the nearby manufacturing facility of another Korean giant, Samsung.

Hyundai had received a temporary stay from the Madras High Court in March against any disruptions from workers, as per the company's writ petition, a copy of whichMinthas seen, but that could change depending on the outcome of the wage negotiations.

The Hyundai Motor India Employees Union (HMIEU), which is backed by the CPI(M)-...