Hundreds of Samsung employees in South Korea went on a three-day strike this Monday to press administration into providing increased wages and improved working circumstances. The primary unionized strike in Samsung’s historical past is led by the Nationwide Samsung Electronics Union (NSEU) which represents the most important unionized group at Samsung with 30,000 registered members.
Nationwide Samsung Electronics Union members march at Hwaseong Campus (Korea Occasions picture by Shim Hyun-chul)
The NSEU has now declared an “indefinite” strike till its circumstances are met and claims it has 6,540 members who’ve agreed to take part within the strike with employees throughout facility, manufacturing, and growth divisions. The union additionally threatens to disrupt Samsung’s chip manufacturing strains.
Samsung representatives have assured that there will likely be no disruption to manufacturing strains and that the corporate “remains committed to engaging in good faith negotiations with the union”. This growth comes as Samsung introduced document Q2 income fueled by AI chip demand.
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