A number of stocks fell in the afternoon session after a broad-based sell-off hit the semiconductor sector following news of a potential strike at Samsung and a stake sale by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC), which rattled global chip supply chains.
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Investing.com -- Unionized workers at Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday they decided to postpone plans for a general strike and will put a tentative wage deal to a vote.
About 48,000 workers walked off the job Thursday after Samsung rejected a government-mediated bonus proposal its union had accepted
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FEATURE Micron Technology stock was rising early on Wednesday. Its memory-chip rival Samsung Electronics faces the growing threat of a strike. Micron shares were up 4.2% in premarket trading. Already soaring prices for memory chips could receive a further boost after talks between Samsung management and labor representatives broke down Wednesday.
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The South Korean government has warned that it could invoke emergency powers to avert a strike by Samsung workers set to start tomorrow, noting the company's outsize importance for the economy. At the heart of the disagreement is a debate over how Samsung’s huge profits from the AI windfall should be shared. An 18-day strike could reduce Samsung’s operating profit by roughly 5% this year, according to Morningstar analyst Jing Jie Yu.
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Investing.com --Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MU) shares rose 3.9% in premarket trading Thursday, while SanDisk (NASDAQ:SNDK) gained 2.2%, as investors assessed the impact of a planned strike at Samsung Electronics (KS:005930).
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Samsung Electronics and its workers' union resumed talks Wednesday with South Korea's labour minister mediating, after earlier talks aimed at averting a strike collapsed.But negotiations between management and the union would be mediated by the labour minister, the ministry said later on Wednesday.
Samsung Electronics' labour union plans to embark on a massive 18-day strike on Thursday after bonus payment talks with management collapsed and attention is now focused on whether the government will issue an emergency arbitration order. Some 48,000 people plan to walk off the job with significant consequences for the South Korean economy and the supply of memory chips globally, and the government flagged at the weekend that such an order is possible. A South Korean government official said on Wednesday that talk of emergency arbitration is premature and that there was still time for dialogue.
The South Korean chip maker said it couldn’t accept the union’s demands, including compensation even for unprofitable business units.
Management and union leaders at Samsung Electronics failed to reach a last-minute deal over wages Wednesday, raising prospects for a strike at the South Korean electronics giant that could rattle global semiconductor supplies and the country’s trade-dependent economy. Government officials have threatened to invoke rarely used emergency powers to force a settlement at Samsung, where the union, which represents about 74,000 workers, says the company has failed to offer adequate compensation despite its soaring profits fueled by the global boom in artificial intelligence. After the latest round of talks ended without a breakthrough on Wednesday, union leader Choi Seung-ho told reporters that unionized workers will begin an 18-day strike from Thursday.
The labour union at South Korean chip giant Samsung Electronics said Wednesday it would launch a planned strike after talks over bonus payouts collapsed.- AI boom - Samsung is a major producer of chips used in everything from artificial intelligence to consumer electronics, raising the prospect that the planned strike could cause severe disruption and losses.
Samsung Electronics' management and its labour union resumed talks on Wednesday with only one day to go before a planned major strike that threatens the health of South Korea's economy and could disrupt the global supply of semiconductors. Park said he had proposed a compromise plan, which is being reviewed by Samsung. Should management accept the proposal, it will be put to a vote by Samsung's union members as early as Wednesday.
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Nearly 48,000 workers are threatening an 18-day walkout amid fears of global memory chip shortages
Nearly 48,000 workers are threatening an 18-day walkout amid fears of global memory chip shortages
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