Samsung Workers Launch Massive 18-Day Strike

Added: 2026-05-27

[00:00:00]Samsung could be heading into one of its biggest labor strikes in its history.

[00:00:03]Nearly 48,000 Samsung Electronics workers are set to walk off the job for 18 days after wage talks collapse. The union wants a bigger share of profits from Samsung's booming AI chip business, while management says the demands are excessive. South Korean president Lee Jae-myung stepped in warning that management rights must be respected just like labor rights. The strike could disrupt global chip [music] supply chains and cost Samsung over $600 million a day.