More than 6,500 Samsung employees have decided to go on a 3-day strike. The South Korea-based technology giant is currently trying to keep its employees happy can’t.
Samsung employees are following the first work stoppage at the tech giant, regarding wages and conditions “unprecedented” decided to go on a three-day full-scale strike. The union representing thousands of Samsung employees is demanding that the company improve bonuses and increase vacation pay. The walkouts demanding better pay are a major step forward in the South Korean conglomerate’s half-century history. workers and union supporters who initiated the largest organized labor action, They gathered in the pouring rain outside one of Samsung’s largest chip manufacturing complexes south of Seoul to voice their demands. “Strike” Wearing red headbands with written words and black raincoats, the workers raised their fists in the air, chanted slogans and sang songs. said. Before that, the first strike in the company’s history was on the agenda. Union, They had announced that they would go on strike for one day on June 7. This, It was the first strike in the 55-year-old company’s history.The union said it has about 28,000 member workers, more than a fifth of the company’s total workforce. The technology giant stated that they would continue negotiations with the union..
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Samsung Electronics management has been negotiating with the union over wages since the beginning of the year, but the two sides have not been able to reach an agreement. The union is demanding a 6.5 percent wage increase and a bonus indexed to the company’s earnings. According to Reuters news agency, the company was proposing a 5.1 percent raise this year.The tech giant, which is said to not allow unions until 2020, will hold a new Unpacked event on July 10. At the event It will introduce many new products, including the Galaxy Z Flip6, Galaxy Z Fold6, Galaxy Ring and Galaxy Watch7 family.