Samsung Electronics Labor and Management Hold Preliminary Consultations Before Main Negotiations... Negotiation Delegations from Four Unions Participate

[Asia Economy Reporter Dongwoo Lee] Samsung Electronics labor and management will hold preliminary consultations on the 8th to proceed with collective bargaining.

According to industry sources, department head-level HR personnel from each Samsung Electronics business site and the negotiation delegation from the four labor unions within Samsung Electronics are scheduled to discuss the method of conducting collective bargaining at a location in Gyeonggi Province in the afternoon. It is reported that about five representatives from both management and labor sides will attend.

This preliminary negotiation is a meeting to discuss specific negotiation rules such as the schedule, procedures, and various conditions of collective bargaining before the main negotiations begin.

The labor unions are expected to request the management to guarantee time off for union negotiators (time recognized as working hours) and to provide working space for practical use to facilitate the main negotiations.

Earlier, the negotiation delegation formed jointly by the four labor unions within Samsung Electronics requested the management to hold collective bargaining on the 14th of this month. The union negotiation delegation consists of a total of 10 members: one from each of the existing Samsung Electronics Unions 1, 2, and 3, and seven from the largest union, the National Samsung Electronics Union (4th Union) under the Federation of Korean Metalworkers' Unions (FKMU).

Samsung Electronics responded to the union's request for negotiations by agreeing to proceed with consultations. Although labor and management at Samsung Electronics have conducted collective bargaining before, they have not reached an agreement on a collective agreement.

A Samsung Electronics official said, "We decided to hold a meeting for labor and management officials to discuss the negotiation methods in advance before the main negotiations."

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