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Image for article: Samsung <b>strike</b> talks resumed with US$29 billion on the line - digitimesPlanned

Samsung strike talks resumed with US$29 billion on the line - digitimes

1 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 11, 2026, 1:32 AM ET
digitimes.com(opens in a new tab)

... strike and a widening dispute over how profits from its semiconductor ... Samsung faces 17,700-worker strike as DS division talks collapse.

17,700 workers
SOUTH_KOREA
Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)Light Manufacturing (consumer goods, electronics, textiles)Hardware & Electronics
Image for article: Samsung, union enter last-ditch talks ahead of <b>strike</b> - The Korea HeraldSettled

Samsung, union enter last-ditch talks ahead of strike - The Korea Herald

2 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 10, 2026, 1:43 AM ET
koreaherald.com(opens in a new tab)

Samsung Electronics and its largest union will resume government-brokered talks Monday, with bonuses for workers in chronically loss-making chip ...

Start: May 21End: Jun 7
SOUTH_KOREA
Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)Light Manufacturing (consumer goods, electronics, textiles)Hardware & Electronics
Image for article: NOIDA <b>Workers Protest</b> 2026: Arrests, Labour Codes Fury - Frontline - The HinduOngoing

NOIDA Workers Protest 2026: Arrests, Labour Codes Fury - Frontline - The Hindu

3 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 09, 2026, 2:49 AM ET
frontline.thehindu.com(opens in a new tab)

The Noida worker protest is local in trigger but national in meaning. It asks an important question: why must every wage demand now be branded a ...

Start: Apr 10
INDIA
Light Manufacturing (consumer goods, electronics, textiles)Informal / Gig Economy
Image for article: Haiti textile workers reject government’s modest pay raise, maintain strikeOngoing

Haiti textile workers reject government’s modest pay raise, maintain strike

4 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 08, 2026, 10:53 AM ET
haitiantimes.com(opens in a new tab)

Haiti's textile workers have rejected a 1000-gourde ($7.70) wage and continue their months-long strike, demanding 3000 gourdes (about $23) per day ...

HAITI
Light Manufacturing (consumer goods, electronics, textiles)Other Logistics
Image for article: Samsung <b>workers</b> seek bigger share of AI profits as <b>strike</b> looms - digitimesPlanned

Samsung workers seek bigger share of AI profits as strike looms - digitimes

4 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 08, 2026, 12:27 AM ET
digitimes.com(opens in a new tab)

Samsung Electronics is facing mounting pressure from workers seeking a larger share of the AI-driven semiconductor boom, as unions threaten an ...

SOUTH_KOREA
Light Manufacturing (consumer goods, electronics, textiles)Hardware & Electronics

Samsung faces strike threat as workers reject one-time bonus - MSN

5 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 07, 2026, 3:03 PM ET
msn.com(opens in a new tab)

Samsung Electronics is facing an 18-day strike threat from its chip division workers after failing to agree on making a proposed $340000 bonus an ...

Planned
SOUTH_KOREA
Light Manufacturing (consumer goods, electronics, textiles)Hardware & Electronics
Image for article: Samsung Electronics top management calls for dialogue as workers threaten strikePlanned

Samsung Electronics top management calls for dialogue as workers threaten strike

5 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 07, 2026, 8:45 AM ET
koreajoongangdaily.joins.com(opens in a new tab)

The move comes as unionized workers have threatened to go on strike, demanding higher performance-based bonuses. Related Article. Brokerages raise ...

Start: May 21End: Jun 7
SOUTH_KOREA
Light Manufacturing (consumer goods, electronics, textiles)Hardware & Electronics
Image for article: Samsung Union Demands Bonuses vs Homeplus <b>Workers</b> Sacrifice WagesPlanned

Samsung Union Demands Bonuses vs Homeplus Workers Sacrifice Wages

9 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 03, 2026, 1:26 PM ET
chosun.com(opens in a new tab)

The Samsung Electronics union (Samsung Group Pan-Industry Union Samsung Electronics Branch), which has announced an 18-day total strike starting on ...

SOUTH_KOREA
Light Manufacturing (consumer goods, electronics, textiles)Hardware & Electronics
Image for article: “A People’s History of Invisible India”: Journalist Neha Dixit on Dire State of Worker RightsOngoing

“A People’s History of Invisible India”: Journalist Neha Dixit on Dire State of Worker Rights

11 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 01, 2026, 4:11 PM ET
democracynow.org(opens in a new tab)

Otherwise, this protest will continue. PROTESTER 2: [translated] We are here protesting just for a salary hike. All the workers were protesting here ...

INDIA
Light Manufacturing (consumer goods, electronics, textiles)Informal / Gig Economy
Image for article: Strike action called off after workers secure 'good win' in pay dealSettled

Strike action called off after workers secure 'good win' in pay deal

11 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 01, 2026, 9:58 AM ET
uk.news.yahoo.com(opens in a new tab)

Unite workers at Resideo in Motherwell have called off strike action after securing an 8% pay rise this year and a minimum 5% increase in 2027.

70 workers
UNITED_KINGDOM
Light Manufacturing (consumer goods, electronics, textiles)
Image for article: Cumbria packaging workers to strikePlanned

Cumbria packaging workers to strike

12 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED APR 30, 2026, 1:00 PM ET
gmb.org.uk(opens in a new tab)

Staff at Futamura will walk out after a majority of almost 90 per cent voted for industrial action. The site in Wigton makes cellulose film for ...

100 workers
UNITED_KINGDOM
Light Manufacturing (consumer goods, electronics, textiles)Other Manufacturing
Image for article: [ANALYSIS] Why Samsung labor unions' strike plan means more than corporate dispute for KoreaPlanned

[ANALYSIS] Why Samsung labor unions' strike plan means more than corporate dispute for Korea

12 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED APR 30, 2026, 6:51 AM ET
koreatimes.co.kr(opens in a new tab)

The current dispute centers on how these high profits should be shared with employees. The unions are demanding the removal of the cap on performance- ...

Start: May 21
JAPANSOUTH_KOREA
Light Manufacturing (consumer goods, electronics, textiles)Hardware & Electronics
Image for article: This May Day We Must Remember How Immigrants Built the Labor MovementStatus Unknown

This May Day We Must Remember How Immigrants Built the Labor Movement

13 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED APR 29, 2026, 8:04 AM ET
leftvoice.org(opens in a new tab)

Also in 1909, in McKees Rock, PA, nearly 8,000 non-union immigrant workers from 16 different countries went on strike in solidarity with three fired ...

20,000 workers
MEXICOUNITED_STATES
Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)Light Manufacturing (consumer goods, electronics, textiles)Uncategorized
Image for article: Iran war sparks strike wave in IndiaOngoing

Iran war sparks strike wave in India

14 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED APR 28, 2026, 1:11 PM ET
marxist.com(opens in a new tab)

This inspiring, spontaneous movement of the Indian workers is just a foretaste of what is being prepared. Solidarity protests in which tens of ...

100,000 workers
INDIA
Light Manufacturing (consumer goods, electronics, textiles)Other ManufacturingOther LogisticsUncategorized

Samsung workers rally in South Korea, demanding higher bonuses and threatening strike

14 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED APR 28, 2026, 6:19 AM ET
youtube.com(opens in a new tab)

(23 Apr 2026) RESTRICTIONS SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Pyeongtaek, South Korea - 23 April 2026 1. Various of unionized workers from Samsung ...

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

Samsung Workers Strike for Bonuses Courts Say Aren't Wages

15 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED APR 26, 2026, 11:06 PM ET
it.chosun.com(opens in a new tab)

Samsung Workers Strike for Bonuses Courts Say Aren't Wages. 2026-04-27 Lee Gwang-young. The labor union of Samsung Electronics has announced its ...

Planned
SOUTH_KOREA
Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)Light Manufacturing (consumer goods, electronics, textiles)Hardware & Electronics
Image for article: More than 40,000 Samsung chip workers threaten 18-day strikePlanned

More than 40,000 Samsung chip workers threaten 18-day strike

16 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED APR 26, 2026, 3:11 AM ET
nationthailand.com(opens in a new tab)

A large-scale labour action involving more than 40,000 employees at Samsung Electronics' chip plant in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, is threatening ...

40,000 workers
SOUTH_KOREA
Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)Light Manufacturing (consumer goods, electronics, textiles)Hardware & Electronics

Samsung chip output plunges after massive worker rally - MSN

17 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED APR 25, 2026, 6:21 AM ET
msn.com(opens in a new tab)

The protest, centered at the Pyeongtaek semiconductor complex, is part of a broader dispute over pay parity with rival SK Hynix and the removal of ...

Status Unknown
SOUTH_KOREA
Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)Light Manufacturing (consumer goods, electronics, textiles)Hardware & Electronics
Image for article: Union rally causes Samsung fab production to plummet by 58% during night shift as workers demand up to $400,000 bonuses &mdash; updated figures show over 40,000 people attended rally for better pay and bonusesPlanned

Union rally causes Samsung fab production to plummet by 58% during night shift as workers demand up to $400,000 bonuses — updated figures show over 40,000 people attended rally for better pay and bonuses

17 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED APR 24, 2026, 9:51 PM ET
tomshardware.com(opens in a new tab)

A general strike lasting several days would cripple operations, reducing Samsung's advantage of being the first company to mass-produce and deliver ...

SOUTH_KOREA
Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)Light Manufacturing (consumer goods, electronics, textiles)Hardware & Electronics
Image for article: News & Commentary: April 24, 2026 ✦ OnLaborPlanned

News & Commentary: April 24, 2026 ✦ OnLabor

18 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED APR 24, 2026, 2:18 PM ET
onlabor.org(opens in a new tab)

NYC unions urge Mamdani to veto anti-protest “buffer zones” bill; 40000 unionized Samsung workers rally for higher pay; and Labubu Dolls found to ...

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