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Wednesday 27 May 2026
Samsung wage deal pushed through by chip workers, widening bonus divide
Samsung Electronics' tentative 2026 wage agreement has cleared a union vote with 73.7% approval, moving a months-long labor dispute closer to settlement while exposing a deeper divide...
Wednesday 27 May 2026
Mexico emerges as new front line in global auto supply chain
Amid a sweeping reconfiguration of global supply chains, North America—and Mexico in particular—has emerged as a critical battleground for manufacturers caught between...
Wednesday 27 May 2026
TSMC and Micron's fabs expanding; how do Samsung and SK Hynix's bonus systems come into play?
Samsung Electronics' 2026 tentative labor-management agreement is expected to pass after already surpassing an 86% voting participation rate within just three days. While the agreement...
Wednesday 27 May 2026
TSMC CEO to address bonus backlash in person as Jensen Huang's visit puts Taiwan chipmaker in spotlight
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is scheduled to hold a company-wide communication meeting on the morning of May 27, during which chairman C.C. Wei is expected to...
Tuesday 26 May 2026
Kian-Shen reports 2025 revenue decline but eyes growth in electric bus chassis and sustainable transport
Kian-Shen Industrial, a unit of Yulon Motor, reported on May 26 that 2025 consolidated revenue fell to NT$1.246 billion, a 15% decrease from the prior year, as customer labor shortages,...
Tuesday 26 May 2026
TSMC promises faster bonus growth in 2026 after employees threaten Samsung-style strike
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will reportedly cut employee bonuses by 15%, prompting some employees to voice dissatisfaction on social media. They argued that while...
Monday 25 May 2026
Nvidia, Intel, and AMD all in on AI: server supply chain faces shortage of orders, but does for three critical resources
Nvidia, AMD, and Intel are all optimistic about AI development. However, server supply chain companies admit that orders are no longer the issue. Instead, what is most lacking are...
Friday 22 May 2026
Analysis: Samsung deal prevents walkout but deepens internal rifts over compensation
Samsung Electronics and its union signed a provisional agreement late at night, about an hour before a scheduled May 21 strike, averting an industry estimate of more than KRW100 trillion...
Thursday 21 May 2026
Samsung labor dispute adds pressure to memory chip market
Surging demand for AI data center infrastructure has already pushed the memory market into a structural shortage. Now, Samsung Electronics' labor dispute is adding another layer of...
Thursday 21 May 2026
Limited joint-load capacity threatens humanoid robots' ability to replace human labor
Humanoid robot developers and suppliers are increasingly focused on joint-module load-bearing capabilities as a key barrier to replacing human workers, according to supply-chain sources...
Thursday 21 May 2026
Samsung averts strike with last-minute labor deal, but deeper divisions remain
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...
Wednesday 20 May 2026
Samsung braces for major strike after bonus talks collapse

Samsung Electronics faces a major labor disruption after its union said about 48,000 workers would walk off the job on May 21, beginning...

Tuesday 19 May 2026
Samsung narrows bonus gap as payout split threatens strike deal
Samsung Electronics and its South Korean labor union resumed talks on May 19 in a last-ditch effort to avert an 18-day strike set to begin May 21, with the two sides reportedly closing...
Monday 18 May 2026
Samsung and union enter new round of talks ahead of planned strike
Samsung Electronics and its labor union in South Korea began a new round of negotiations on May 18, days before a planned strike that could bring its chip plants to a halt. The talks...
Monday 18 May 2026
Samsung's race to avoid a chip strike is running out of time

Samsung Electronics' labor dispute entered a new phase on May 15 after the company's top executives issued a rare public apology and proposed...