Samsung Electronics’ Super-Enterprise Labor Union: “Labor and management must agree if workers are relocated for mega-projects”

[Financial News] The Super-Enterprise Labor Union, a union representing Samsung Electronics’ semiconductor workers, is calling for labor and management to agree in advance on working and employment conditions if workers need to be relocated for mega-projects and similar initiatives.
According to industry sources on the 11th, the Super-Enterprise Labor Union shared with its members a first draft of its demands for the 2027 wage and collective bargaining agreement, which included these provisions.
Under the “Special Agreement on Employment Security” set out in the union’s collective bargaining proposal, the union called for labor and management to discuss in advance matters such as relocation expenses, working conditions and employment conditions if members need to be transferred to a new worksite for mega-projects or similar initiatives.
It also proposed that the company provide quarterly updates on the project’s progress if the establishment of a new worksite, or plans to establish one, could affect existing members’ working conditions.
In addition to regular briefings on the project, the union also called for the company to provide a thorough explanation and submit relevant materials within seven days if the union requests one.
The Super-Enterprise Labor Union had previously said it would put Samsung Electronics’ plan to invest in semiconductors in the Honam region on next year’s bargaining agenda after the company announced the plan.
For the wage agreement, the Super-Enterprise Labor Union also proposed reducing fixed overtime from the current 14 hours to 10 hours and converting the allowance for the four hours cut into base pay. It called for annual welfare points to rise from 1 million to 3 million and for a 1 million won labor-management mutual prosperity fund to be established for each member.
However, it said it would finalize its proposed wage increase rate before its general meeting in January next year, after monitoring inflation and business performance, among other factors.
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