Overview
- Samsung, which filed the request Thursday at the Suwon District Court, says it aims to stop illegal actions such as occupying production lines or tampering with safety systems.
- The National Samsung Electronics Labor Union plans a mass rally on April 23 and has approved an 18-day walkout from May 21 to June 7 if no wage deal is reached.
- The dispute centers on removing a cap on performance bonuses and paying 15% of operating profit as bonuses after profit surged to about 57 trillion won in the first quarter.
- The union says it now holds majority status with about 74,000 members and warns an 18-day strike could cost 20 to 30 trillion won.
- A union leader warned production at the Pyeongtaek semiconductor complex could fall by about half in a walkout, raising the risk of tighter global DRAM supply.