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