Samsung Electronics labor and management will resume talks.
The joint struggle headquarters of the Samsung Electronics union (hereafter the struggle headquarters) said on the 24th afternoon that, as a result of a labor-management meeting, it decided with management to restart negotiations. This followed management's message proposing discussions that include "transparency of the excess profit incentive (OPI) system" and "abolition of the cap on incentives." The previous day, Samsung Electronics CEO (vice chairman) and DS institutional sector head Jun Young-hyun met with the struggle headquarters leadership and proposed "resuming negotiations."
With the struggle headquarters, which had warned of a "general strike in May," deciding to resume talks with management, tensions appear to be easing for now. Samsung Electronics labor and management will hold intensive negotiations for two days starting on the 26th. The two sides plan to extend the bargaining period through the weekend (28–29) if necessary. However, the struggle headquarters said, "We will do our best both in negotiations and in the struggle," leaving open the possibility of a general strike.
Samsung Electronics currently operates a multiple-union system with five unions active. Among them, the larger ▲Samsung Group supra-enterprise labor union Samsung Electronics chapter (supra-enterprise union) ▲National Samsung Electronics Labor Union (Jeonsamno) ▲Samsung Electronics Donghaeng Union formed a joint bargaining team in November last year and conducted the "2026 wage and collective agreement" (wage-and-bargaining) for about three months. However, failing to narrow differences on issues such as abolishing the incentive cap, they declared a breakdown in talks in February. Since then, the three unions formed the struggle headquarters, held a strike action vote, won a majority in favor, and warned of a "general strike in May."