[SMM Tin News Flash: Samsung Electronics Proposed Unconditional Negotiations with the Union, but the Strike Plan Remained Unchanged]

Published: May 15, 2026 10:00

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Samsung Electronics' South Korea union said on Friday that the tech giant had proposed resuming talks without any preconditions. This came days after government-mediated negotiations over wages and bonus packages broke down. The union said it was willing to hold talks after June 7, but maintained its plan to strike starting May 21; the strike could disrupt production operations at the world's largest memory chip maker. Samsung Electronics issued a statement confirming its proposal to hold unconditional talks, but did not immediately provide further comment. The Samsung union had said on Thursday that it would be willing to sit down for negotiations if the company could submit a detailed proposal addressing the union's demands before 01:00 GMT Friday (9 a.m. Beijing time).

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