SEOUL, May 19 : South Korean memory chip maker Samsung Electronics is facing its worst-ever strike, with nearly 48,000 workers threatening to walk off production lines on Thursday for 18 days over a dispute about bonus payouts. Here are key things to know:WHAT DOES SAMSUNG'S UNION WANT?Samsung's

South Korea's PM warned of "unimaginable" economic damage. The union wants 15% of operating profit. Samsung has offered 10%. The deadline is May 21.

Samsung Electronics and its South Korean labour union will resume government-mediated pay talks on Monday in an effort to avoid a strike planned for Thursday. The talks come after…

Court orders union to maintain normal production during any strike; Samsung shares jump 6.7%. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

South Korea’s government stepped up pressure on Samsung Electronics and its union to avert a strike that officials say could cost the economy billions.

Court orders union to maintain normal production during any strike; shares jump 6.7pcGovernment officials warn that a strike could threaten economic growth and exportsUnion…

SEOUL — Samsung Electronics and its labor union started talks on Monday in a last-ditch bid to avert the biggest strike in the tech giant's history, amid concerns that a walkout…

Samsung Electronics and its labor union are in crucial government-led talks. The aim is to resolve a dispute over pay and bonuses. A strike by 45,000 workers could disrupt global…

SEOUL, May 19 : South Korean memory chip maker Samsung Electronics is facing its worst-ever strike, with nearly 48,000 workers threatening to walk off production lines on Thursday…

Nearly 48,000 workers are threatening an 18-day walkout amid fears of global memory chip shortages

While crisis has put South Korea on edge, government threatened to order arbitration

Samsung Electronics management and its labour union resumed negotiations on Wednesday ahead of a threatened 18-day strike by nearly 48,000 workers starting Thursday.

More than 47,000 Samsung Electronics workers will begin a strike on Thursday after wage negotiations between the company and its union broke down.

The industrial action threatens the health of South Korea’s economy and could disrupt the global supply of semiconductors.

Planned action comes amid painful supply crunch in memory chips

A planned strike at South Korean chip giant Samsung Electronics will go ahead from Thursday, its union said, after talks on bonus payouts collapsed, raising concerns over a…

The labour union at South Korean chip giant Samsung Electronics said Wednesday it would launch a planned strike after talks over bonus payouts collapsed.

Union leader Choi Seung-ho says the 18-day strike would go ahead as management had not come round on one remaining sticking point in talks mediated by the government

Samsung faces an 18-day strike after failed wage negotiations, threatening global semiconductor supply and the South Korean economy.

Samsung Electronics’ labor union said Wednesday it will proceed with a strike Thursday, escalating a wage dispute that has raised concerns over potential fallou

SEOUL, May 20 — A planned strike at South Korean chip giant Samsung Electronics will go ahead from tomorrow, its union said, after talks on bonus payouts collapsed, raising...