Samsung union meets with Labor Minister Kim Young-hoon..."Negotiations can resume only after the company changes its stance"

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[Financial News] Minister Kim Young-hoon of the Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL) met with the Samsung Electronics union, which has said it will push ahead with a general strike, and discussed the current state of negotiations. The union called for a change in the company's position and a replacement of its bargaining committee members before talks can resume.
Choi Seung-ho, chairman of the Samsung Electronics Branch of the Samsung Group Enterprise Labor Union, said on the 15th that Kim and other MOEL officials visited the union office at Samsung Electronics Pyeongtaek Campus in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province.
At the meeting, the union shared its views with MOEL on the overall status of negotiations, including the progress of talks so far, Samsung Electronics' business structure, and the key issues at stake. It also requested that the company replace its chief bargaining representative and make a substantive change in its position before negotiations resume.
According to the union, Kim said he would convey those views to the company. Choi said, "If negotiations resume, we will approach them sincerely and with a sense of responsibility."
On the same day, Jun Young-hyun, head of the Device Solutions Division and vice chairman, along with other semiconductor executives, also visited Pyeongtaek and met with the union leadership. The executives asked the union to resume talks, but the union stood by its position, saying, "It would be possible if there is an agenda item addressing our core demands."
The union said it plans to launch a 18-day general strike starting on the 21st if its demands are not accepted.
one1@fnnews.com Jung Won-il Reporter