Unionized workers at KakaoBank are set to stage what would be the first strike at a Korean internet-only bank on Friday, putting the spotlight on labor relations across the country's digital banking sector, industry officials said Monday. The walkout follows seven months of wage and collective bargaining talks that began in January but ended without an agreement. The union said 95 percent of participating members voted in favor of a one-day walkout. Instead of holding rallies, employees plan to use their annual leave to join the strike. Ahead of the strike, the union on Monday said more than half of the total employees at the bank joined the group, noting that this reflected growing employee dissatisfaction with management's approach to negotiations and the compensation system. Additional talks remain possible before Friday but if no last-minute agreement is reached, the walkout would mark the first strike at a Korean internet-only lender since the industry was launched in 2017. Although neither management nor the union has disclosed details of the negotiations, the union is seeking highe