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Samsung Workers Threaten An 18-Day Strike Against Its Penny-Pinching Ways, Demand $30 Billion In Bonuses

… Samsung is seen as short-handing its workers, and those employees are now pushing back According to the Korea Herald, Samsung's union workers are currently demanding 15 percent of the company's annual operating profit, which amounts to around $30 billion, in bonuses. …

Apr 14, 2026 · Rohail Saleem

A Court Has Just Crushed Samsung Union Workers' Dream Of Winning $30 Billion In Bonuses, As South Korea's Government Threatens To Go Full Scorched-Earth Against A Planned Strike

… Samsung's unionized workers face a double-whammy: a court has issued a partial injunction against their planned strike as the government threatens to invoke a rare legal instrument As we've been noting ad nauseum over the past few days, Samsung's union workers are currently demanding 15 percent of … …

May 18, 2026 · Rohail Saleem

Samsung Union Workers Approve The New Wage Deal With A 74% Majority, Cementing Bonuses Equal To 10.5% Of Operating Profit

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May 27, 2026 · Rohail Saleem

SK hynix Workers Become The Hottest Commodity In South Korea's Marriage Mart After A $2.5 Billion Bonus Pool Hits Their Bank Accounts

… Do note that SK hynix typically pays out 10 percent of its operating profit in employee bonuses. …

May 15, 2026 · Rohail Saleem

Samsung Chip Workers Reject 10% Bonus as Divisionary Tactic, Pushing Toward Strike That Could Cost $11.7 Billion

… Samsung's Management & Workers Make Headway In Negotiations For Bonus According to members of the union and as reported by the Herald, Samsung's management has agreed to codify workers' bonuses for three years and then institutionalize them. …

May 8, 2026 · Ramish Zafar

Samsung's Dilemma Ahead Of Next Week's Union-Led Strike: Give In Or Absorb $20 Billion In Losses As Workers Jeer "Slave Contracts"

… Basically, its unionized workers are demanding bonuses that are more typical of semiconductor pure plays such as SK hynix. …

May 13, 2026 · Rohail Saleem

Samsung Caves An Hour Before 18-Day Strike, Pledging 12% Of Profits And A "Humble Attitude" After Five Months Of Deadlock

… Do note that SK hynix workers receive 10 percent of their firm's annual operating profits in bonuses. Now, Samsung's unionized workers will be able to vote on the deal, beginning at 09:00 a.m. on May 21 and lasting through 10:00 p.m. on May 28. …

May 20, 2026 · Rohail Saleem

Samsung Mobile Workers Revolt Over $4,000 Bonus While Memory Employees Pocket $400,000 Each, Vowing Court Injunction To Block The Deal

… Similarly, the LSI division employees will take home around 160 million won ~$100,000 in bonuses. Given the 100x difference in the bonuses for Samsung workers in memory and mobile divisions, the situation has predictably turned explosive. …

May 22, 2026 · Rohail Saleem

Samsung Strike Could Deepen DRAM Crunch And Cost $20 Billion As An 18-Day Walkout Risks Becoming a 36-Day Production Blackout

… Related Story Qualcomm May Once Again Command A Higher Share Of Snapdragon SoCs Found In The Galaxy S27 Series, And It’s Thanks To One Clever Strategy The wider semiconductor industry is gripped with fears of a prolonged production halt at Samsung, which would worsen the ongoing DRAM shortage As a … …

Apr 25, 2026 · Rohail Saleem

Samsung Strike All Set To Go Ahead As Last-Minute Negotiations, The Threat Of A 100 Million Daily Fine, And Government Intervention All Fail [Update: Strike Averted]

… Related Story Samsung LSI’s Price Gouging Pushes Exynos 2600 To $270/Unit, Forcing Samsung Mobile To Bank On Qualcomm For The Galaxy Z Flip 8 In what is a rare bit of good news though, the union has expressed its resolve to "not stop trying to reach a settlement even during the strike." As most of … …