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\n <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n[Digital Today reporter Seok Dae-geon] The cross-company Samsung Electronics union \u2014 the company\u2019s largest \u2014 has seen a sharp rise in membership resignations. The union, which has threatened a general strike, concentrated its demands on performance bonuses for the semiconductor division (DS), which has exposed growing frustration among members in the finished-products division (DX). According to industry sources, daily withdrawal requests that had been below 100 rose past 500 on the 28th of last month and topped 1,000 on the 29th.<\/p>\n
The immediate trigger for the surge in resignations was the union\u2019s decision to pay stipends to strike staff. The cross-company union announced it would provide up to 3 million KRW (approximately $2,250) to staff who participate in strike activities for more than 15 days. Members have pushed back, tying this policy to the union\u2019s January decision to raise monthly dues fivefold, from 10,000 KRW (approximately $7.50) to 50,000 KRW (approximately $37.50).<\/p>\n
At the core of the dispute is the stark performance gap between the DS and DX divisions. Samsung Electronics reported a record consolidated operating profit of 57.2 trillion KRW (approximately $42.9 billion) in the first quarter. The DS division alone contributed 53.7 trillion KRW (approximately $40.3 billion), roughly 50 times the year-earlier figure of 1.1 trillion KRW (approximately $825 million). That jump reflects stronger sales of high-value AI data-center products such as high-bandwidth memory (HBM) and rising prices for commodity memory. Analysts estimate DS\u2019s operating margin at about 66%, with the memory unit approaching 75%.<\/p>\n
By contrast, DX \u2014 which includes mobile (MX), TV (VD) and home appliances (DA) \u2014 reported first-quarter operating profit of 3 trillion KRW (approximately $2.25 billion), down 36% year-on-year and yielding a margin of roughly 6%. Higher semiconductor and component costs, U.S. tariff burdens and weak demand have led some analysts to warn that DX could record its first full-year loss. Samsung has begun restructuring, including closing low-margin appliance lines, shifting production to contractors and launching a review of its Korea leadership.<\/p>\n
\u25c6 President Lee Jae-myung\u2019s warning, union: \u201cThat\u2019s not about us\u201d<\/p>\n
The dispute over the potential Samsung strike shows signs of spreading beyond the company. At a chiefs\u2019 meeting on the 30th of last month, President Lee warned that \u201cif some organized workers attract public criticism for excessive demands, they can harm other workers.\u201d Cross-company union chief Choi Seung-ho dismissed that in a member forum, saying, \u201cHe\u2019s talking about LG Uplus.\u201d He argued their 15% performance-pay demand is reasonable compared with LG Uplus\u2019s 30% demand on operating profit. The country\u2019s second-largest union, the National Samsung Electronics Union, also cautioned that calling demands excessive without sufficient understanding could widen the conflict.<\/p>\n
Public pressure on the union has intensified. In a Realmeter poll, 69% of respondents described the Samsung strike as \u201cinappropriate.\u201d The union sent an official protest after Trade Minister Kim Jung-gwan said he \u201ccouldn\u2019t even imagine a strike.\u201d Given that roughly 20% of the union\u2019s some 74,000 members come from the DX division, most observers still believe the union has the capacity to press ahead with strike action.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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