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2026-05-22
digitimes.com
2026-05-22
Samsung Electronics and its union signed a provisional agreement late at night, about an hour before a scheduled May 21 strike, averting an industry estimate of more than KRW100 trillion (approx. US$66.8 billion) in supply chain disruption. The deal eases an immediate labor crisis but leaves unresolved structural conflicts and rising personnel costs.
2026-05-21
www.union-bulletin.com
2026-05-21
Union-Bulletin
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2026-05-21
www.union-bulletin.com
2026-05-21
Union-Bulletin
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2026-05-21
tomshardware.com
2026-05-21
Etiido Uko
Employees to receive bonuses in stock and cash
2026-05-21
digitimes.com
2026-05-21
With less than an hour remaining before a planned strike was set to begin, Samsung Electronics and its labor union reached a tentative agreement late on May 20, narrowly avoiding what industry observers estimated could have triggered supply-chain disruptions worth more than KRW100 trillion (approx. US$66.8 billion).
2026-05-21
digitimes.com
2026-05-21
With less than an hour remaining before a planned strike was set to begin, Samsung Electronics and its labor union reached a tentative agreement late on May 20, narrowly avoiding what industry observers estimated could have triggered supply-chain disruptions worth more than KRW100 trillion (US$66.8 billion).
2026-05-21
tradersunion.com
2026-05-21
Traders Union
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2026-05-20
tradersunion.com
2026-05-20
Traders Union
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2026-05-20
tradersunion.com
2026-05-20
Traders Union
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2026-05-19
digitimes.com
2026-05-19
Samsung Electronics and its South Korean labor union resumed talks on May 19 in a last-ditch effort to avert an 18-day strike set to begin May 21, with the two sides reportedly closing in on some differences.
2026-05-18
digitimes.com
2026-05-18
A South Korean court granted Samsung Electronics an injunction on May 18, 2026, limiting union dispute actions and ordering that safety protection systems and wafer anti-deterioration operations remain fully staffed and operational during any strike, according to Seoul Economic Daily. The Suwon District Court issued the decision three days before a planned general strike on May 21, 2026, and the r
2026-05-18
digitimes.com
2026-05-18
Samsung Electronics and its labor union in South Korea began a new round of negotiations on May 18, days before a planned strike that could bring its chip plants to a halt. The talks are being mediated by the government, which has signaled concern about the labor action's impact on the South Korean economy, in which Samsung contributes more than 20% of its exports.
2026-05-18
digitimes.com
2026-05-18
Samsung Electronics' labor dispute entered a new phase on May 15 after the company's top executives issued a rare public apology and proposed resuming talks without conditions, only for the union to maintain its plan for an 18-day strike from May 21 to June 7.
2026-05-15
digitimes.com
2026-05-15
Samsung Electronics has reportedly begun pre-emptive production adjustments at its semiconductor facilities as its labor union sticks to a planned 18-day strike despite the company's latest offer to resume talks without conditions.
2026-05-14
digitimes.com
2026-05-14
The ongoing Samsung Electronics labor dispute highlights sharply different labor models in South Korea and Taiwan, where firms such as TSMC operate with minimal union presence and rely instead on compensation-driven workforce stability. Industry observers say the Samsung conflict reflects broader tensions over profit sharing during the AI-driven semiconductor upcycle, while Taiwan's tech sector co
2026-05-13
biz.chosun.com
2026-05-13
Chosunbiz
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2026-05-13
digitimes.com
2026-05-13
Samsung Electronics and its largest labor union failed to reach a pay deal following government-mediated talks, raising the risk of an 18-day strike beginning May 21, 2026, that could disrupt production of memory and other chips.
2026-05-13
www.upi.com
2026-05-13
upi.com
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2026-05-13
letsdatascience.com
2026-05-13
Let's Data Science
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2026-05-12
tradersunion.com
2026-05-12
Traders Union
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