{"id":261485,"date":"2026-05-23T01:11:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T16:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/uncategorized\/2026\/05\/23\/samsung-labor-vote-surpasses-50-massive-internal-tensions-rise\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T01:11:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T16:11:14","slug":"samsung-labor-vote-surpasses-50-massive-internal-tensions-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/politics\/2026\/05\/23\/samsung-labor-vote-surpasses-50-massive-internal-tensions-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung Labor Vote Surpasses 50%: Massive Internal Tensions Rise"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"videoWrap\">\n<div class=\"video\" ynvideowrap>\n  <video id=\"videoPlayer\" width=\"820\" height=\"460\" poster=\"https:\/\/media.yonhapnewstv.co.kr\/article\/MYH\/20260522\/MYH20260522203223gVm.jpg\" oncontextmenu=\"return\" false; controls=\"controls\" controlslist=\"nodownload\"><source src=\"https:\/\/media.yonhapnewstv.co.kr\/article\/MYH\/20260522\/MYH20260522203223gVm_700M1.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><\/video>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> \u25a0Samsung cross-company union turnout tops 50%\u2026union-on-union tensions persist\u25a0<\/p>\n<p>On the first day of voting on Samsung Electronics&#8217; labor agreement, members of the Samsung cross-company union\u2019s Samsung Electronics branch recorded turnout above 50%.<\/p>\n<p>However, tensions among unions persist. 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