Samsung Electronics’ minority union to continue challenging wage deal at court

A minority labor union at Samsung Electronics representing consumer electronics employees will continue its legal challenge against a recently reached wage agreement, the union’s lawyer said Friday. Earlier this week, the tech giant’s two largest unions, representing more than 65,000 members, approved the agreement, which includes a substantial bonus package for chip employees amid booming earnings from artificial intelligence-related semiconductor business. The smaller union, which has about 13,000 members primarily from the company’s smartphone, TV and home appliance divisions, had initially filed for an injunction to suspend the vote on the wage deal. However, after the vote concluded, the minority union said it will instead seek to block implementation of the agreement and plans to submit revised injunction documents to the court next week, the lawyer said. The ruling is expected within a month. Under the agreement, Samsung will provide a special semiconductor performance bonus equivalent to 10.5 percent of business performance earnings without a cap. The bonuses will be paid in compan