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Kakao Workers Hold First-Ever Strike Over Compensation Dispute | APT - YouTube

10 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JUN 10, 2026, 3:06 PM ET
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Kakao workers staged the company's first-ever strike since its founding, gathering near the tech giant's headquarters in Seongnam, South Korea.

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Software & IT Services
Image for article: <b>Strike</b> Threat at SoFi Stadium Imperils World Cup MatchesStatus Unknown

Strike Threat at SoFi Stadium Imperils World Cup Matches

14 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JUN 06, 2026, 7:21 PM ET
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2,000 workers authorize strike, threatening U.S. opener and South Korea's potential Round of 32 match. By OSEN. Published 2026.06.06. 20:17.

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Journalism & PublishingOther Media/Entertainment
Image for article: Ready-Mix Transporters <b>Strike</b> Risks Semiconductor Construction DelaysStatus Unknown

Ready-Mix Transporters Strike Risks Semiconductor Construction Delays

15 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JUN 05, 2026, 7:20 PM ET
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Union demands higher fees, worker status recognition; 7,000 trucks to halt operations, impacting Samsung and SK Hynix sites.

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Road Transport (buses, trucking, taxis)Construction (residential, commercial, infrastructure)Other Logistics
Image for article: Small group of Home Plus <b>workers</b> continue 20-day hunger <b>strike</b> - UPI.comStatus Unknown

Small group of Home Plus workers continue 20-day hunger strike - UPI.com

18 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JUN 02, 2026, 10:32 AM ET
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SEOUL, June 2 (UPI) -- A small number of workers at South Korea's troubled discount chain, Home Plus, have been staging a hunger strike in central ...

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General Retail (supermarkets, department stores)
Image for article: Small group of Home Plus workers continue 20-day hunger strike - UPI.comStatus Unknown

Small group of Home Plus workers continue 20-day hunger strike - UPI.com

18 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JUN 02, 2026, 10:14 AM ET
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A small number of workers at South Korea's troubled discount chain, Home Plus, have been staging a hunger strike in central Seoul for 20 days.

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General Retail (supermarkets, department stores)
Image for article: Tower Crane Union <b>Strike</b> Ends After Four Days... Ministry of Land to Pursue Follow-Up ...Status Unknown

Tower Crane Union Strike Ends After Four Days... Ministry of Land to Pursue Follow-Up ...

21 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 31, 2026, 12:01 AM ET
asiae.co.kr(opens in a new tab)

The total strike of tower crane workers' union, which started on the ...

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Construction (residential, commercial, infrastructure)
Image for article: Kakao <b>strike</b> threat shows South Korea&#39;s <b>workers</b> growing bolder on pay - Nikkei AsiaPlanned

Kakao strike threat shows South Korea's workers growing bolder on pay - Nikkei Asia

23 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 29, 2026, 12:53 AM ET
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SEOUL -- Management at Kakao Corp., a major South Korean technology firm, is locked in an escalating dispute with its labor union over employee ...

SOUTH_KOREA
Software & IT Services

Unionized Samsung workers drop strike threat - MSN

23 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 29, 2026, 12:13 AM ET
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A contentious deal on profit-sharing bonuses has ended the threat of a strike at Samsung. But friction at the company may not be over, ...

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Light Manufacturing (consumer goods, electronics, textiles)Hardware & Electronics
Image for article: Samsung AI Chip <b>Workers</b> Secure Massive Bonuses After <b>Strike</b> Threat In South KoreaSettled

Samsung AI Chip Workers Secure Massive Bonuses After Strike Threat In South Korea

23 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 28, 2026, 9:20 PM ET
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Samsung Electronics workers in South Korea voted to approve a major compensation agreement tied to the company's booming AI semiconductor business ...

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Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)Hardware & Electronics
Image for article: Kakao <b>Workers</b> Set for First <b>Strike</b> Over WagesPlanned

Kakao Workers Set for First Strike Over Wages

23 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 28, 2026, 12:11 PM ET
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Kakao Workers Set for First Strike Over Wages Kakaos first strike looms after failed wage talks over performance pay, investments Wage ...

SOUTH_KOREA
Software & IT Services

Verifying Device

23 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 28, 2026, 11:10 AM ET
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The deal also ensures that Samsung has averted an 18-day strike, which could have been heavily disruptive to the global AI industry, given the ...

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Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)Light Manufacturing (consumer goods, electronics, textiles)Hardware & Electronics

Samsung Will Now SHARE AI-Driven Profits With Its Workers, After 18-Day Strike Threats

23 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 28, 2026, 10:57 AM ET
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In a rare case since the dawn of artificial intelligence, Samsung has agreed to share AI-related profits with its chip workers amounting to ...

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Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)Hardware & Electronics
Image for article: How a looming Samsung AI workers’ strike in Korea led to €350,000 bonusesSettled

How a looming Samsung AI workers’ strike in Korea led to €350,000 bonuses

23 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 28, 2026, 10:06 AM ET
euronews.com(opens in a new tab)

Samsung is only the second company known to strike a profit-sharing agreement with AI workers, according to local reporting.

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Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)Hardware & Electronics
Image for article: Samsung memory chip staff in line for £310000 bonuses after AI profit-sharing dealSettled

Samsung memory chip staff in line for £310000 bonuses after AI profit-sharing deal

24 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 27, 2026, 8:26 PM ET
theguardian.com(opens in a new tab)

Fears of a strike at Samsung were averted on Wednesday after two unions for the world's largest memory chipmaker said 74% of the 62,616 workers who ...

SOUTH_KOREA
Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)Hardware & Electronics

Samsung workers approve pay deal, shares surge - YouTube

24 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 27, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
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Unionized workers at Samsung Electronics have approved a highly contentious bonus pay deal — one that averts a massive 18-day strike but also ...

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Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)Light Manufacturing (consumer goods, electronics, textiles)Hardware & Electronics
Image for article: Workers Are Demanding a Share of Samsung’s AI WindfallSettled

Workers Are Demanding a Share of Samsung’s AI Windfall

24 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 27, 2026, 3:57 PM ET
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A last-minute deal headed off a planned strike at Samsung, the Korean electronics giant. The unions have shown that a sustained campaign backed up ...

47,000 workers
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Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)Hardware & Electronics
Image for article: Samsung Strikes Deal with Workers for Profit Sharing in Company’s Trillion Dollar Slice of the AI PieSettled

Samsung Strikes Deal with Workers for Profit Sharing in Company’s Trillion Dollar Slice of the AI Pie

24 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 27, 2026, 1:37 PM ET
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... striking workers would equate to around $78,000 for just this quarter alone. Multiplied by 4, a worker's slice of the AI boom would amount to $312,000 ...

48,000 workers
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Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)Hardware & ElectronicsOther Tech/Telecom
Image for article: Samsung averts strike action with AI-funded bonuses for chip workersSettled

Samsung averts strike action with AI-funded bonuses for chip workers

24 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 27, 2026, 11:44 AM ET
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Samsung is set to pay employees in its memory chip division a bonus averaging £310,000 each, after a highly contentious profit-sharing agreement ...

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Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)Hardware & Electronics
Image for article: Samsung semiconductor workers' $400,000 bonus deal: 4 things to knowSettled

Samsung semiconductor workers' $400,000 bonus deal: 4 things to know

24 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 27, 2026, 11:09 AM ET
asia.nikkei.com(opens in a new tab)

... strike. The agreement, signed on Wednesday, sets aside 10.5% of the company's operating profit for bonuses. The massive win for Samsung workers ...

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Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)Light Manufacturing (consumer goods, electronics, textiles)Hardware & Electronics
Image for article: Samsung chip workers vote to accept $340,000 average bonus, ending months-long strike threat &mdash; resentment over…Settled

Samsung chip workers vote to accept $340,000 average bonus, ending months-long strike threat — resentment over…

24 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 27, 2026, 10:29 AM ET
tomshardware.com(opens in a new tab)

Workers had compared their compensation unfavorably to rival SK hynix, which offered more generous bonuses last year. But while the strike threat is ...

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Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)Hardware & Electronics