Samsung Electronics' unionized workers vote to strike over bonus

Unionized workers at Samsung Electronics on Wednesday voted to launch a general strike in May over performance-based bonuses, union officials said....

The Korea Times
Samsung’s Union Battle and the Crisis Facing Korean Labor

While the South Korean media has been focused on a snap presidential election, an important scandal has emerged involving the union that represents Samsung workers. It’s a cautionary tale about the difficulties facing organized labor in South Korea.

Samsung workers in India continue their strike and demand recognition of union : Peoples Dispatch

According to CITU, Samsung spends less than 0.3% of its annual production value in India on labor costs, and has operated in the country for 16 years without any union

Peoples Dispatch

#Samsung #strike: after collapse of no-union policy, #union members making presence felt. Although struggle in early stages, it signifies practical collapse of Samsung's no-union management

https://www.industriall-union.org/samsung-electronics-workers-announce-indefinite-strike

#strikes #unions #NSEU #Korea #SouthKorea #Hwaseong #FKMTU #IndustriALL #capitalism #exploitation #ClassWar

Samsung electronics workers announce indefinite strike

The National Samsung Electronics Union (NSEU) in South Korea has mobilized 6,000 members to join the first strike in the 55-year history of Samsung Electronics at the company’s semiconductor facility in Hwaseong. The strike was called over failed collective bargaining negotiations and union busting.

IndustriALL
Why Are Samsung Workers On Strike?

Samsung workers in South Korea have taken an unprecedented step, launching an indefinite strike in a bid for better pay and working conditions. The strike, spearheaded…

The Pinnacle Gazette

The National #Samsung Electronics #Union (#NSEU), whose roughly 30,000 members make up almost a quarter of the company's South Korean workforce, decided to indefinitely extend the #strike started on Monday as management shows no indication of holding talks.
The first strike at Samsung Electronics since its foundation in 1969 and 124,000 employed.
https://www.reuters.com/technology/samsung-electronics-union-south-korea-declares-another-strike-2024-07-10/

https://www.labourstart.org/news/country.php?country=Korea%20(South)&langcode=en

https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/south-korea-samsung-workers-stage-their-first-ever-strike

#Electronics workers #strike #Hwaseong, south of #Seoul #SouthKorea

Samsung barricades office as unionized workers strike for better conditions

The union said it plans to hold a record rally on April 24, at the electronics firm’s Seoul office

Samsung barricades office as unionized workers strike for better conditions