Exclusive-At Samsung, the global AI boom spurred a looming strike and deep divisions

By Hyunjoo Jin SEOUL, May 15 (Reuters) - A looming 18-day strike at South Korean chip giant Samsung that has triggered ...
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Samsung Executives Apologize as 18-Day Walkout Threatens Global AI Chip Supply

Samsung Electronics’ entire executive leadership issued a rare public apology in Seoul on Thursday after government-mediated ...

Samsung starts winding down chip production six days before planned 18-day strike — company enters 'emergency management mode,' daily losses could hit $2 billion

Samsung Electronics has reportedly begun throttling semiconductor output by cutting new wafer input and placing lithography, ...

Samsung Executives Make Rare Union Visit as Strike Fears Mount

Samsung Electronics Co.’s top management made a rare visit to leaders of the company’s largest labor union late Friday in an ...
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Samsung’s 50,000-Worker Walkout Begins May 21 — AI Memory Bonus Dispute Puts $43 Billion at Risk

Samsung Electronics has initiated an emergency production management regime for its semiconductor division, exactly one week ...

Threat of Samsung Strike Pushes Up Memory Prices (Again)

As Samsung Electronics and its workers' union struggle to reach a deal on compensation, memory prices have increased by up to ...
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Samsung Faces Strike & a Potential Brain Drain as Labor Negotiations Fail

Negotiations between Samsung Electronics and its labor union have collapsed after failed government-led mediation. The union is threatening a general strike for May 21, demanding a bonus system ...

Imminent Samsung Strike Could Be an Earthquake for AI

Samsung and a South Korean labor union left the table without a deal on Tuesday. With these negotiations part of a last-ditch ...