Hundreds of Samsung staff in South Korea went on a three-day strike this Monday to press administration into providing greater 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 most important unionized group at Samsung with 30,000 registered members.
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 staff throughout facility, manufacturing, and growth divisions. The union additionally threatens to disrupt Samsung’s chip manufacturing traces.
Samsung representatives have assured that there shall be no disruption to manufacturing traces and that the corporate “stays dedicated to participating in good religion negotiations with the union”. This growth comes as Samsung introduced file Q2 income fueled by revenue from AI chip demand.
