At the national strike resolution meeting of the Samsung Electronics Labor Union in front of the Samsung Electronics Hwaseong plant in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province on the morning of the 8th, union members are chanting slogans. Yonhap News
, “Samsung Electronics’ largest union, the National Samsung Electronics Labor Union (Jeon Samno), is currently conducting a total strike, and it appears that both labor and management will soon resume dialogue.”,
, “According to Samsung Electronics and Jeon Samno, on the 18th, the management sent a letter to Jeon Samno stating, ‘We hope that the strike situation will be resolved quickly, and we propose to resume dialogue without conditions.’ This is a response to the letter sent by Jeon Samno on the 16th demanding the resumption of wage negotiations. Jeon Samno expressed its hope that ‘sincere negotiation proposals will be brought to the negotiation table’ and stated, ‘if we do not respond to wage negotiations by the 19th, more production disruptions than now will be inevitable.’ Jeon Samno also announced plans to hold a rally at the Giheung plant on the 22nd and hinted at the possibility of collective action near the residence of Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong.”,
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, “Following the announcement by the labor side of their willingness to resume negotiations, and with the management side proposing to resume dialogue, the two sides are expected to meet soon. This opportunity arose after 17 days since a meeting between Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Jeon Yeong-hyeon and labor representatives on the 1st. Jeon Samno initiated the first phase of the total strike on the 8th and transitioned to an indefinite total strike aimed at ‘production disruptions’ from the 11th. As concerns grow over the weakening of semiconductor competitiveness due to the prolonged strike, both labor and management seem to recognize the need for dialogue.”,
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, “Even if dialogue resumes, it is uncertain whether negotiations will proceed smoothly. Jeon Samno is demanding a guaranteed founding leave for union members, a 3.5% increase in the basic rate for all union members, improvements to the performance-based pay system, and compensation for economic losses due to the strike. The management side finds it difficult to accept applying different work conditions only to Jeon Samno union members on the grounds of fairness.”,
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