Dispute deepens between Samsung Electronics labor unions

The dispute between labor unions at Samsung Electronics is deepening over a tentative wage agreement reached between management and a semiconductor union last week, with employees from the company’s device division seeking a court injunction to block the agreement from being approved through an ongoing vote. With more than 90 percent of eligible employees having voted as of 10 a.m. Tuesday, 24 hours before the voting closes, the agreement, which allows large bonuses only for the company’s chip division employees, appears likely to pass, given that semiconductor employees account for the majority of voters. However, the outcome of the injunction request could still become a variable. Samsung Electronics Company Union (SECU), the company’s third-largest labor union, filed the injunction request with Suwon District Court on Tuesday, asking the court to halt the voting process. The majority of SECU members are from the company’s Device Experience (DX) division, which covers mobile, home appliance and other network devices. “The representative union turned a blind eye to the equaliWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times