Samsung workers go ahead with 18-day strike as bonus talks collapse
Samsung Electronics’ trade union plans for 48,000 workers to walk off the job on Thursday after efforts to clinch a deal on bonus payments fell through, threatening the health of South Korea’s economy and the global supply of semiconductors. Union leader Choi Seung-ho said that
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