As of 5 PM, the voter turnout for the Samsung Group Union was 85.1%, and for the National Samsung Electronics Union (Jeonsamno) it was 81.3%. On the third day of voting on the tentative wage agreement at Samsung Electronics, about 85% voter turnout was recorded. According to the industry, among the 57,290 eligible voters of Samsung’s largest union, 48,738 participated. In Jeonsamno, the second largest union, 6,655 out of 8,187 eligible voters participated. Combined, the voter turnout was 84.6%. Voting started on the 22nd at 2:12 PM and will continue until 10 AM on the 27th. If a majority of voters participate and approve the agreement, it will be finalized.
Meanwhile, there is division within the company regarding the agreement, with Jeonsamno and the third-largest union, Samsung Electronics Union Donghaeng (Donghaeng Union), campaigning for the rejection of the proposal. Shareholders are also accelerating their demands for invalidating the tentative agreement. On the 23rd, minor shareholder platform ACT announced that Samsung Electronics had accepted their request for access to the shareholders’ register, which is planned for the 27th or 28th. The shareholder movement plans to call for an extraordinary general meeting once they secure the register.
Previously, Samsung Electronics management and labor had prepared a tentative 2026 wage negotiation agreement, including a new semiconductor special performance bonus amounting to 10.5% of operating profit and an average wage increase of 6.2% (4.1% basic increase rate and 2.1% performance increase rate). Under the agreement, employees in the Device Solutions (DS) division could receive performance bonuses ranging from around 210 to 600 million KRW (pre-tax, based on a 100 million KRW annual salary). In contrast, employees in the Device eXperience (DX) division, which covers smartphones, appliances, and TVs, are likely to receive around 6 million KRW worth of company stocks as performance bonuses.