Samsung Union Seeks Court Order to Block Pay Deal Vote
A Samsung Electronics union representing 13,000 consumer electronics workers has filed for a court injunction to halt a ratification vote on a new pay agreement. The group argues they were unfairly excluded from the deal which provides significantly higher bonuses for memory chip employees.
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The Samsung Electronics Co Union asked a South Korea court to block a pay deal favoring memory chip workers. The agreement averted a strike by 48,000 workers but excludes about 13,000 members, mostly from the company's smartphone, TV, and home appliances divisions, from the voting process. Internal friction over AI-driven profit sharing threatens labor stability for a firm accounting for 25% of national exports.
