Samsung averts strike with last-minute labor deal, but deeper divisions remain

Daniel Chiang, Seoul

May 21, 2026, 07:13, Updated: May 21, 2026, 07:14 0

Credit: AFP

With less than an hour remaining before a planned strike was set to begin, Samsung Electronics and its labor union reached a tentative agreement late on May 20, narrowly avoiding what industry observers estimated could have triggered supply-chain disruptions...

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