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Union Vows All-Out Fight Against MBK in Solidarity with Homeplus Workers

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Union Vows All-Out Fight Against MBK in Solidarity with Homeplus Workers [Seoul Economic Daily] 09-06-2026


/ Korea (South) Japanese and Korean Unions Take Action Against Myanmar Military's Financial Backers [PSI] 04-06-2026


Samsung workers approve pay deal but management still has trying times ahead [Reuters] 28-05-2026


Samsung avoids strike as workers approve massive bonus deal [DW] 28-05-2026


Analysis-Samsung pay deal marks seismic change for South Korea, emboldening unions [Reuters] 27-05-2026



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Concrete Union Strikes, Demands Collective Bargaining 2026-06-09 [The Chosun Ilbo]

Concrete truck drivers' strike puts Samsung, SK Hynix chip plant projects on alert 2026-06-09 [Seoul Economic Daily]

Union Vows All-Out Fight Against MBK in Solidarity with Homeplus Workers 2026-06-09 [Seoul Economic Daily]

Teachers' Unions Criticize Youth Suicide Measures as Focusing Only on 'Management' While Leaving Competitive Education Unchanged 2026-06-09 [Asia Business Daily]

Korea (South) Japanese and Korean Unions Take Action Against Myanmar Military's Financial Backers 2026-06-04 [PSI]

KEF Says Profit Allocation Is Management's Call, Strikes for Profit-Sharing Illegal 2026-05-31 [Seoul Economic Daily]

Minority union at Samsung Electronics to challenge pay deal in court 2026-05-30 [Asia One]

Samsung avoids strike as workers approve massive bonus deal 2026-05-28 [DW]

Samsung workers approve pay deal but management still has trying times ahead 2026-05-28 [Reuters]

Analysis-Samsung pay deal marks seismic change for South Korea, emboldening unions 2026-05-27 [Reuters]

TSMC Workers Push for Union, Strike Over Bonus Cuts Despite Record Profits 2026-05-25 [Seoul Economic Daily]

Kakao Labor Dispute Reaches Critical Juncture This Week 2026-05-25 [Bloomingbit]

Samsung, union agree to drop legal complaints after strike dispute 2026-05-25 [The Investor]

Strike Votes Pass at Five Kakao Affiliates 2026-05-21 [Business Korea]

Unions Demand Samsung Share Success with Subcontractors 2026-05-21 [The Chosun Ilbo]

Samsung shares soar as strike averted, but bonuses of $416,000 for some stoke concern 2026-05-21 [Reuters]

Samsung reaches 11th-hour deal with union to avoid a potentially crippling strike 2026-05-21 [The Business Times]

Kim Young-hoon, the Problem Solver Who Averted Samsung Electronics' General Strike... Breakthrough Achieved Through the Power of Dialogue 2026-05-21 [Asia Business Daily]

Samsung reaches last-minute deal to avert strike over AI riches 2026-05-21 [The Financial Times]

Samsung faces strike after pay talks with union fall apart 2026-05-20 [The Post]

Samsung stock plunges as 47,000 workers set to strike after talks fail 2026-05-20 [Invezz]

Over 47,000 Samsung Electronics workers set to strike as wage talks break down, sending shares lower 2026-05-20 [CNBC]

Samsung elec, union resume pay talks one day ahead strike deadline 2026-05-20 [Reuters]

Samsung injunction partially blocks looming worker strike but it's not over 2026-05-19 [Mashable]

Samsung, labour union narrow some differences as major strike looms 2026-05-19 [Reuters]

Labor relations commission to put forth proposal if Samsung management, union can't reach deal 2026-05-19 [JoongAng Daily]

Explainer: What are Samsung union workers demanding and how might a strike play out? 2026-05-19 [Reuters]

Biggest industrial union recruits migrant workers amid shipbuilding boom 2026-05-19 [The Times]

Samsung, labour union meet again as Seoul threatens to intervene to block strike 2026-05-19 [The Economic Times]

Samsung, union extend last-ditch talks as general strike looms 2026-05-19 [Korea Joongang Daily]

Samsung, union extend last-ditch talks as general strike looms 2026-05-19 [Korea Joongang Daily]

On Advancing and Retreating Strategically in the Samsung Republic 2026-05-18 [Asian Labour Review]

Samsung Electronics and union extend talks to avert strike threatening global supply chains 2026-05-18 [Reuters]

Unions warn emergency mediation on Samsung strike sets risky precedent 2026-05-17 [The Chosun Ilbo]

Government says it will pursue all options to avoid Samsung strike 2026-05-17 [Reuters]

Samsung’s strike countdown enters final stage 2026-05-17 [The Herald]

Umbrella unions defend Samsung workers but warns that they should consider their 'social responsibility' 2026-05-17 [JoongAng Daily]

Samsung and labor union to meet in ‘last chance’ to avert strike 2026-05-17 [The Times]

A 45,000-person labor strike at Samsung’s memory chip plants could throw a wrench into the AI boom 2026-05-17 [Fortune]

Two Labor Ministers, Two Decades Apart: Striking Parallels 2026-05-16 [Seoul Economic Daily]

Samsung executives make rare union visit as strike fears mount 2026-05-16 [The Straits Times]

Labor Minister Meets Samsung Electronics Executives, Urges Management to Prevent Strike 2026-05-16 [KBS]

Kakao Enterprise Union Secures Right to Strike as Mediation Halts 2026-05-14 [Seoul Economic Daily]

Samsung Electronics Union Says Talks Are Over Ahead of Planned Strike 2026-05-14 [TheElec]

Samsung union’s strike threat fuels fears of South Korea’s economic slowdown 2026-05-14 [SCMP]

Court wraps up hearings on Samsung injunction bid against strike 2026-05-13 [The Times]

Samsung running out of options as strike looms and gov't cautiously weighs stronger involvement 2026-05-13 [JoongAng Daily]

Samsung Electronics recovers $66 billion intraday wipeout after Seoul steps in to calm strike fears 2026-05-13 [CNBC]

Samsung Electronics unions refuse further talks with management 2026-05-13 [The Times]

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