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Samsung union to start vote on tentative wage deal
Key takeaways
- The company and its union reached the provisional agreement late Wednesday after government-mediated talks, avoiding a planned 18-day strike due to start Thursday.
- The dispute unfolded against the backdrop of a global artificial intelligence boom that has turbocharged Samsung’s memory chip business while lifting South Korea’s economic growth and stock market.
- The company and the union’s lawyer both told AFP the vote — initially scheduled to begin on Saturday — will instead start on Friday afternoon.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize SEOUL: Samsung labour union members will begin voting Friday on a tentative wage deal that could deliver hefty bonuses to chip workers and helped avert a major strike at the South Korean tech giant this week.
The company and its union reached the provisional agreement late Wednesday after government-mediated talks, avoiding a planned 18-day strike due to start Thursday.
The dispute unfolded against the backdrop of a global artificial intelligence boom that has turbocharged Samsung’s memory chip business while lifting South Korea’s economic growth and stock market.
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