Samsung Electronics Union Begins Three-Day General Strike Starting Today

8,115 Participants in Jeonsamno General Strike Survey
Demanding High Wage Increase Rates and More
After First Strike Declaration, Annual Leave Protest on 7th
If Negotiations Fail Again, Second Strike Scheduled from 15th

The largest union of Samsung Electronics, the National Samsung Electronics Labor Union (Jeonsamno), will go on a three-day general strike starting from the 8th.

Employees are arriving at the Samsung Electronics Hwaseong Plant in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, on the 8th, the day the National Samsung Electronics Labor Union, Samsung Electronics' largest union, declared a three-day general strike. The union held a general strike rally on this day and plans to continue labor actions, including holding assemblies in front of the Hwaseong Plant main gate until the 10th. Photo by Jo Yongjun jun21@

According to the industry, Jeonsamno plans to continue its dispute actions, including holding a rally at 11 a.m. in front of the H1 main gate of Samsung Electronics Hwaseong Plant in Hwaseong City, Gyeonggi Province. The first strike will last from this day until the 10th.

Jeonsamno currently has 8,115 members participating in the general strike survey, and it is expected that more than 5,000 of them will actually join the strike.

Earlier, the union demanded from management a high wage increase rate applied to all union members, fulfillment of promises regarding paid leave, improvement of the criteria for the excess profit performance bonus (OPI) paid based on Economic Value Added (EVA), and compensation for wage losses caused by the strike. Since January, negotiations have been held with management, and after the Central Labor Relations Commission (CLRC) decided to suspend mediation and a union member vote was conducted, the union secured the right to dispute and declared a strike for the first time in the company's history on May 29. On the 7th of last month, the union conducted its first annual leave struggle following the strike declaration, but there were no production disruptions as feared.

The union plans to continue a second strike for five days starting from the 15th if labor-management negotiations do not progress constructively during this strike period. Jeonsamno defines the purpose of the strike as 'production disruption.' As of 8 a.m. on this day, the number of Jeonsamno members is 29,913, which is about 23.9% of Samsung Electronics' total employees (approximately 125,000).

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