Members of the Samsung Electronics Labor Union hold a rally in front of the Samsung Electronics Pyeongtaek campus in Godeok District, Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, April 23. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul
A court on Monday partially accepted Samsung Electronics' request for an injunction to block a strike threatened by its unionized workers.
The Suwon District Court said staffing must be maintained at usual levels to prevent potential damage to safety facilities and products, just three days ahead of the union's planned 18-day strike.
It also restricted the union from taking over the company's facilities or disrupting workers from entering them.
The decision comes as Samsung Electronics and its unionized workers began negotiations earlier in the day for a last-minute breakthrough ahead of the planned strike.
Samsung's management and labor union have remained far apart over performance-based bonuses tied to the company's record-high earnings from the artificial intelligence (AI)-related semiconductor business. The union is said to be demanding 15 percent of the company's operating profits as such bonuses.
Samsung filed for the injunction on April 16, arguing the planned strike would lead to heavy losses.
Source: Korea Times News
