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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. strike in SOUTH KOREA May 2026

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SOUTH KOREATECHNOLOGY TELECOMStarted: 5/5/202617,700-78,000 participants

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Unionized Samsung workers drop strike threat - MSN

59 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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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

59 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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Verifying Device

59 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 28, 2026, 11:10 AM ET
thetimes.com(opens in a new tab)

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

59 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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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

59 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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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

60 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 ...

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Samsung workers approve pay deal, shares surge - YouTube

60 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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Image for article: Workers Are Demanding a Share of Samsung’s AI WindfallSettled

Workers Are Demanding a Share of Samsung’s AI Windfall

60 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 27, 2026, 3:57 PM ET
jacobin.com(opens in a new tab)

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 ...

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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

60 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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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

60 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 27, 2026, 11:44 AM ET
itpro.com(opens in a new tab)

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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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

60 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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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…

60 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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Image for article: Samsung workers accept wage deal that averts chip plant strikeSettled

Samsung workers accept wage deal that averts chip plant strike

60 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 27, 2026, 8:54 AM ET
japantimes.co.jp(opens in a new tab)

The agreement avoids what could have been a damaging strike for Samsung and the tech industry amid shortages in the memory chip sector.

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Image for article: Samsung <b>workers</b> approve bonus deal to avert 18-day <b>strike</b>; shares surge 7% - YouTubeSettled

Samsung workers approve bonus deal to avert 18-day strike; shares surge 7% - YouTube

60 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 27, 2026, 4:57 AM ET
youtube.com(opens in a new tab)

Unionized workers at Samsung Electronics have approved a contentious bonus pay deal, successfully averting a massive 18-day strike.

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Image for article: Samsung <b>workers</b> set for $475000 bonus after deal to share AI profits - AFRSettled

Samsung workers set for $475000 bonus after deal to share AI profits - AFR

60 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 27, 2026, 3:00 AM ET
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Workers accepted a wage proposal that was tentatively agreed by labour leaders last week, just 90 minutes before a planned strike at the world's ...

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Image for article: Samsung Chip <b>Workers</b> Approve (Amazing) Deal to Avert <b>Strike</b> - GizmodoSettled

Samsung Chip Workers Approve (Amazing) Deal to Avert Strike - Gizmodo

60 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 27, 2026, 2:56 AM ET
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Samsung Chip Workers Approve (Amazing) Deal to Avert Strike. Don't take a big sip of coffee before you read their new average bonus amount. By Mike ...

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Image for article: Samsung <b>workers</b> avert <b>strike</b>, secure bonus deal after AI profit surge - France 24Settled

Samsung workers avert strike, secure bonus deal after AI profit surge - France 24

60 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 27, 2026, 1:58 AM ET
france24.com(opens in a new tab)

Samsung union members on Wednesday signed a deal securing massive annual bonuses – averting a major strike in South Korea where Samsung ...

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Image for article: Samsung $400000 <b>worker</b> bonuses near approval after clearing legal challenge - Tom&#39;s HardwareSettled

Samsung $400000 worker bonuses near approval after clearing legal challenge - Tom's Hardware

60 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 27, 2026, 12:52 AM ET
tomshardware.com(opens in a new tab)

The government-mediated agreement, struck last week to avert an 18-day general strike by 48,000 workers, allocates 10.5% of Samsung's semiconductor ...

48,000 workers
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Image for article: Samsung avoids <b>strike</b> as <b>workers</b> approve massive bonus deal - dw.comSettled

Samsung avoids strike as workers approve massive bonus deal - dw.com

60 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 27, 2026, 12:48 AM ET
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Samsung workers in South Korea approved a wage deal on Wednesday, averting a strike that had threatened to disrupt global chip supplies and dent the ...

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Image for article: Samsung <b>workers</b> wrap up vote on massive AI bonus deal - Yahoo Finance UKSettled

Samsung workers wrap up vote on massive AI bonus deal - Yahoo Finance UK

61 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 26, 2026, 6:50 PM ET
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The prospect of a strike had sparked wider concerns in South Korea, where Samsung Electronics alone accounts for around 12.5 percent of gross domestic ...

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