Samsung Biologics Union Moves to Leave Umbrella Union... General Meeting and Vote Scheduled This Month

The Samsung Biologics labor union, which has been continuing its lawful protest to demand wage increases and improvements to the personnel system, is moving to withdraw from the Samsung Group's umbrella union.

According to a report by Yonhap News on June 8, Park Jaeseong, head of the Samsung Biologics branch of the Samsung Group’s umbrella union, stated that decisions such as changing the organizational form will be made through a general meeting and an electronic vote.

On the 30th, one day before the strike by Samsung Biologics labor union, the labor union flag was hung at the Samsung Biologics factory in Yeonsu-gu, Incheon. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

The Samsung Biologics union is first planning to hold a general meeting from June 16 to 18. Then, from around June 24 to 28, it will conduct an electronic vote among union members on whether to withdraw from the umbrella union.

If more than half of the union members participate in the vote, and at least two-thirds of the voters approve, the Samsung Biologics union will leave the Samsung Group's umbrella union and pursue an independent course. The Samsung Group umbrella union currently includes unions from other Samsung affiliates such as Samsung Electronics, Samsung Display, and Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance.

However, Park noted that the voting schedule could change depending on the circumstances. The Samsung Biologics union previously held a partial strike involving about 60 members from April 28 to 30, and a full-scale strike from May 1 to 5 with approximately 2,800 participants.

Since May 6, the union has continued its lawful protest by refusing overtime and holiday work. Although labor and management have held multiple rounds of negotiations, they have yet to reach an agreement.

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