Samsung Biologics union plans second strike as Samsung Electronics gets a sixth union filing
About 400 Samsung Biologics workers plan to strike again despite a court injunction. At Samsung Electronics, a filing to form a sixth union adds to signs of divisions among labor groups.
Samsung Biologics' labor union plans a second strike on Friday. About 400 workers are expected to walk out. A court injunction limits industrial action at the drug maker's production facilities, but the union is going ahead.
The walkout is planned to last until Nov. 27. It deepens a pay dispute that has dragged on for months. The company has already lost about 150 billion won ($112 million) because of it.
The walkout will first involve employees in quality control, quality assurance and related work. The material does not say which other groups could join later.
On Thursday, labor officials also said a sixth union is taking shape at Samsung Electronics Co. Its founders filed a request with the labor ministry the day before.
This follows reported splits among current union members. The biggest union at the firm says most of its members work in semiconductors, a very profitable unit. It says former and current leaders of that group are behind the planned new union.
What comes next
The Samsung Biologics strike is scheduled to continue through Nov. 27.
Background
The wage dispute at Samsung Biologics has gone on for months. At Samsung Electronics, the largest union has most of its members in the chip division.
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