Samsung Electronics union plans to hold talks with company to resume wage negotiations amid full-scale strike, South Korea

The National Samsung Electronics Union, the largest labor union at Samsung Electronics in South Korea, is currently on strike. Meanwhile, labor and management are set to resume dialogue on the 19th.
According to the Korean media "Yonhap News" on the 18th, Samsung Electronics told the union, "We hope that the strike situation will be resolved as soon as possible and we welcome the resumption of dialogue unconditionally."
The union sent a memorandum on the 16th requesting the resumption of wage negotiations.
At the time, the union said, "We sincerely hope to return to negotiations with a sincere proposal."
"If we do not agree to wage negotiations by the 19th, we will be unable to avoid further production disruptions," he warned. He also held a teaser for a rally at the Giheung facility on the 22nd, and the company's Lee JaeYeong
This suggests that collective action may also take place near the head's home. After the union side made clear its intention to resume negotiations, the company formally proposed to resume dialogue, and the two sides agreed to hold a dialogue on the 19th.
The talks are taking place on the 18th since the meeting between Jeon Young-hyun, the vice chairman of the Device Solutions (DS) division, and company representatives and the union on the 1st of this month.
It will also be the first time the two sides have had direct communication in 11 days since the union launched a full strike on the 8th.
The union said in a YouTube live broadcast that day, "The purpose of the strike is to conclude negotiations.
"A forum for dialogue should be opened," he said, arguing that "it is meaningful for the union's demands to be included in the labor-management dialogue." He added that "first of all, we want to move the negotiations forward quickly," but added that "the dialogue will be
"Even if the process is unsatisfactory, we will not be at a disadvantage (if the dialogue ends midway) because we are already maintaining the strike," he added.
Meanwhile, attention is focused on whether the resumption of dialogue will lead to a breakthrough in wage negotiations.
The union will first confirm each party's demands and then decide on a date for negotiations. The union has requested that the workers' wages be increased by 3.5%, the performance-based pay system be improved, and that the strike be postponed.
The union is demanding compensation for economic losses caused by the strike. Both sides are concerned that a prolonged strike could lead to a decline in the semiconductor industry's competitiveness, and so they appear to have felt the need for dialogue.
The strike is continuing indefinitely to avoid disruptions to production, but since most of the semiconductor process has been automated and replacement workers have been deployed, there are no actual disruptions to production.
The size of union rallies has also decreased from several thousand people on the first day of the strike (an estimated 4,000-5,000 union members and 3,000 police) to around 100 people in recent days.