In a historic move, a workers' union at Samsung Electronics held its first strike on Friday, showing employees' growing assertiveness as the company strives to catch up in AI chip technology. The National Samsung Electronics Union , representing about 28,000 members – over a fifth of the workforce – organized the one-day strike to demand better pay.
Samsung Electronics maintained that there was no disruption to production or business activities, noting that the strike followed a public holiday and saw fewer employees taking annual leave than on the same day last year. The union did not disclose the number of members participating in the strike through annual leave."We have sincerely engaged with the union and will continue talks with them," said a company official.
The strike follows recent worker protests outside Samsung offices in Seoul and a chip production site in Hwaseong, south of the capital. These protests began after Samsung Electronics decided to increase wages this year by 5.1%. The NSEU, the largest of the five unions at the firm, seeks further commitments, including improvements to the performance-based bonus system and an additional day of annual leave.
Samsung Electronics' run of success is being challenged in some areas, particularly in cutting-edge chips. It recently replaced the head of its semiconductor unit to navigate what it termed a"crisis" affecting the industry.
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