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\n <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Samsung Electronics and its unions have finalized a wage agreement, but internal union divisions are intensifying. The largest union \u2014 the Samsung Group Cross-Company Labor Union\u2019s Samsung Electronics branch \u2014 is seeing an outflow of employees from the Device Experience (DX) division, raising concerns that the union may lose its majority status. <\/p>\n
Industry sources said that, as of 10 a.m. on the 28th, the cross-company union\u2019s membership had fallen to the high 60,000s \u2014 roughly 69,000 \u2014 down more than 6,000 from the over 76,000 members reported during wage negotiations. The decline appears to be concentrated among DX workers who handle home appliances and mobile devices.<\/p>\n
In April, the cross-company union secured majority-union status and legal employee-representative recognition from South Korea\u2019s Ministry of Employment and Labor. To retain majority status, it must exceed roughly 64,500 members, about half of the company\u2019s workforce.
If the current exodus continues, the union\u2019s bargaining leverage could weaken ahead of next year\u2019s process to unify bargaining channels among multiple unions. <\/p>\n
In fact, membership in the second- and third-largest unions \u2014 the National Samsung Electronics Labor Union (JeonSamNo) and the Samsung Electronics Labor Union Donghaeng \u2014 has increased recently, rising to about 20,000 and 16,000 members, respectively. Many DX employees appear to have joined those unions in protest of a tentative deal perceived to favor compensation for the DS (Device Solutions) division. <\/p>\n
In response, the cross-company union has begun reorganizing. Chairman Choi Seung-ho announced in a notice that future negotiations will be run on a DS\u2013DX two-track basis. He plans to split the executive team into five DS and three DX members and to ensure DX division demands are addressed separately. <\/p>\n
Choi said, \u201cWe know that approval rates do not necessarily reflect members\u2019 satisfaction,\u201d and added that he has reflected deeply on the unspoken disappointment and shortcomings among members. He publicly apologized for controversial remarks made during negotiations \u2014 including \u201cI can\u2019t work in DX anymore\u201d \u2014 and said he will hold a confidence vote on his leadership on June 17. <\/p>\n
Still, some union members have expressed concern about separating DS and DX bargaining. On the 27th, JeonSamNo issued a statement opposing the split, arguing that the issue is not the colleague next to you but a structure that encourages competition between business units. <\/p>\n
JeonSamNo acknowledged DX members\u2019 sense of alienation and the pay gaps between memory and non-memory roles within DS, but blamed the company\u2019s opaque compensation system rather than the union. The union warned that DS can also face downturns and DX is subject to market shifts, and that dividing bargaining channels would weaken their ability to support one another in a crisis. <\/p>\n
Analysts expect tensions between the DS and DX divisions to persist. As bonuses and divisional performance gaps widen, the union has begun to organize along business-unit lines, and some have even raised the possibility of separating DS and DX. While leading global chipmakers such as NVIDIA, TSMC and SK Hynix operate with semiconductor-focused, specialized structures, Samsung remains unique as an integrated electronics company that spans both semiconductors and finished products. \n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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