Samsung Electronics labor and management failed to reach a deal in the post-mediation at the National Labor Relations Commission that continued on the 18th–19th. They agreed to resume talks on the morning of the 20th.
That day, the commission said in a press reference distributed to the press corps, "The meeting is recessed and will resume at 10 a.m. on the 20th." Chairperson Park Su-keun, leaving the meeting room, told reporters, "Labor and management have not aligned their views on one issue," and "management agreed to finalize its position in the morning."
Labor and management have differed over issues including abolishing the cap on bonuses and how much of the bonus pool to allocate to which departments. The chairperson said, "There is a possibility labor and management will reach a voluntary agreement," adding, "Whether labor and management will agree on their own or the commission will present a mediation proposal will be decided in the morning."
Samsung Electronics labor and management initially planned to conduct post-mediation only on the 18th, but as the two sides failed to reach agreement, it continued one more day on the 19th. Labor and management negotiated from 10 a.m. on the 19th past midnight but failed to find common ground.