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Unionized Workers at Samsung Electronics Declare ‘Indefinite’ Strike

SEOUL, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Unionized workers at Samsung Electronics Co., staging the biggest labor action in the technology giant’s 55-year history, declared an “indefinite general strike” Wednesday, stepping up pressure over their demand for a pay raise. After a three-day strike scheduled to come to an end Wednesday, the National Samsung Electronics Union [...]

Samsung Workers Stage Rally as Pay Talks Resume

SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) –As wage negotiations between Samsung Electronics and its labor unions restarted, the company’s largest union, the National Samsung Electronics Union (NSEU), held a rally disguised as a cultural event on May 24. The gathering drew an estimated 2,000 participants, according to the union, outside Samsung’s headquarters in Seoul’s Seocho District. [...]