Members of Samsung Electronics Company Union and their legal representative speak to reporters before submitting an injunction request seeking a suspension on other Samsung Electronics unions' voting on a tentative wage agreement at the Suwon District Court, Tuesday. Yonhap
Disputes between labor unions at Samsung Electronics are deepening over a tentative wage agreement reached between management and a semiconductor union last week, with employees from the company’s device division seeking court injunctions to block the agreement from being approved through an ongoing vote.
With more than 90 percent of eligible employees having cast their votes as of 10 a.m. Tuesday, 24 hours before the voting closes, the agreement, which allows handsome bonuses only for the company’s chip division, appears likely to pass given that semiconductor employees account for the majority of voters. However, the outcome of the injunction requests could still emerge as a variable.
Samsung Electronics Company Union (SECU), the company’s third-largest labor union, filed its injunction request with the Suwon District Court on Tuesday, asking the court to halt the voting process. The majority of SECU members are from the company’s Device Experience (DX) division, which covers mobile, home appliance and other network devices.
