Samsung Union Seeks Injunction Over 100x Bonus Gap in New Pay Deal

10 articles · Updated · Wccftech · May 22

Samsung’s union for mobile and home-appliance workers said it will seek a court injunction after the company’s new pay deal produced a nearly 100-fold bonus gap across divisions.
Under the tentative agreement, semiconductor employees would receive a special bonus worth 10.5% of annual operating profit if Samsung clears profit thresholds through 2035, on top of 40% of the total bonus pool.
Based on expectations for about 300 trillion won in operating profit this year, memory workers could get roughly 600 million won each, versus about 6 million won for mobile staff and 160 million won for LSI employees.
The backlash is widening beyond labor groups: shareholders are threatening legal action unless the package is put to a vote, while ratification turnout had already topped 66% on the first day of voting.
Unionized workers are voting on the deal from May 21 to May 28, turning what was meant to avert strike risk into a broader test of Samsung’s internal cohesion.

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