Samsung Electronics’ unionized workers in South Korea announced an indefinite strike on Wednesday to step up their campaign for a pay raise—in a move that could impact global chip supplies.
Members of the National Samsung Electronics Union announced they will go on an indefinite strike ... [+]
The National Samsung Electronics Union said the decision to go on an indefinite strike was made after the company’s leadership failed to engage in dialogue with them during a three-day walkout by some of its members, Yonhap News Agency reported.
According to the union, around 6,500 of its members are presently participating in the strike—including more than 5,000 workers from the company’s semiconductor division.
Samsung told several news outlets that the strike hasn’t caused any disruptions so far.
On its website, the union claimed it had “clearly identified line production disruptions” and warned the company would “regret this decision” to not engage in dialogue.
According to Bloomberg, the union is first a smaller chip fabrication facility before turning its focus towards Samsung’s high-bandwidth memory chip production facility in Pyeongtaek.
The union’s demands include a 3.5% increase in base pay for all its members, a revamping of the bonus payments structure and an extra day of leave to mark the day of the union’s founding.
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