Last-ditch talks collapsed today, leaving an 18-day strike at the world’s biggest memory chipmaker set to begin Thursday.

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…

Samsung Electronics Co. and its largest labor union resumed government-led wage mediation talks Monday in a last-ditch effort to avert a strike at the world's l

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With the global chip supply chain already strained, a close industry eye is on talks today to avert a strike by more than 45,000 Samsung workers.

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.

Management and union leaders at Samsung Electronics have failed to reach a last-minute deal over wages.

Samsung Electronics’ labor and management on Wednesday failed to reach an agreement in their last-ditch talks, and the company’s labor unions said...

Samsung Electronics' Labor Union said Wednesday it would proceed with a general strike starting Thursday after last-minute government-mediated talks failed to p

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.