… According to reports, mediation efforts overseen by South Korea’s National Labor Relations Commission failed after both sides remained divided on employee compensation and bonus structures. …
… The rush to manufacture memory and other semiconductor chips for AI data centers has been a huge windfall for the country, where Samsung and SK Hynix loom large among other electronics giants like LG. …
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… It has transformed from an initial risk diversification base into an important extension base for advanced processes and packaging, becoming a key to the reconstruction of semiconductor manufacturing in the United States. - DigiTimes It is stated that, with the recent US-Taiwan tariff agreement, TS… …
… The breakthrough caps months of escalating labor unrest. Dissatisfaction grew among workers as Samsung’s semiconductor profits surged on AI-driven memory demand, with workers comparing their payouts to those at rival SK Hynix, which has offered more generous bonus structures. …
… The negotiations are further strained by fractures within Samsung's own workforce, with about 80% of the Super Enterprise Union's Samsung branch coming from the Device Solutions semiconductor division, per Digitimes , and its bargaining priorities reflect that, with the union focusing its negotiati… …
… The workers “know their labor is part of the AI value chain, and they are asking a straightforward question: If this technology is generating record profits, who has a legitimate claim on a share of them?” Brown said. …
… Still, the backlash is a clear signal that in the semiconductor industry, when companies are posting record profits from AI demand, employees are going to expect that success to show up in their pay. …
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