Tens of thousands of Samsung Electronics workers held a rally at the company’s Pyeongtaek campus in South Korea on Thursday to signal they are prepared to walk off the job for an 18-day strike next month. The dispute, at its core, is over money.
The workers’ union wants Samsung to scrap its performance bonus cap and redirect 15% of its operating profit directly to its workers. Samsung has not agreed, and talks have stalled. Meanwhile, the electronics giant is fighting the union both in court and at the negotiating table.
