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Samsung reaches last-minute deal to avert strike over AI riches

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


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


Over 50.000 ansatte kan gå ut i streik hos Samsung [TV 2] 20-05-2026


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


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



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89 000 Samsung-arbeidere stemmer for en avtale om lønnsøkning 2026-05-22 [Gamereactor]

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]

Руководство и профсоюз Samsung достигли соглашения за час до планируемой забастовки 2026-05-21 [sostav.ru]

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

Профсоюз Samsung намерен начать забастовку 21 мая 2026-05-20 [sostav.ru]

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

Over 50.000 ansatte kan gå ut i streik hos Samsung 2026-05-20 [TV 2]

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]

Суд обязал профсоюзы Samsung ограничить масштабы готовящейся забастовки 2026-05-19 [club.dns-shop.ru]

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]

Los trabajadores de Samsung exigen bonificaciones de rendimiento equivalentes al 15% de las ganancias operativas generadas por la empresa 2026-05-17 [El Sol]

Samsung Electronics y su sindicato reanudarán los diálogos antes de la huelga prevista 2026-05-17 [Yonhap]

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]

El primer ministro promete apoyo activo para evitar a toda costa la huelga en Samsung Electronics 2026-05-13 [Yonhap]

Samsung no logra acuerdo salarial con su sindicato y aumenta el riesgo de huelga masiva 2026-05-13 [El Economista]

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]

Gov't signals reluctance to use emergency powers to stall Samsung Electronics strike 2026-05-13 [JoongAng Daily]

Immigrant groups demand rights as residents, not just workers ahead of local polls 2026-05-13 [The Times]

Samsung Electronics fails to reach deal with union; PM says strike must be averted 2026-05-13 [Reuters]

Kakao union launches Pangyo protest as five units clash over pay and work conditions 2026-05-11 [The Chosun Ilbo]

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