# Samsung Electronics and its labor union commenced negotiations on Monday.

*semiconductor · news · 2026-05-18 · Devdiscourse*

## Key points

- Samsung Electronics and its union began urgent talks to avoid their largest-ever strike.
- Over 45,000 Samsung workers may strike, threatening global memory chip supply chains.
- A court recently ruled the union must not disrupt Samsung production during any strike.
- Samsung Electronics shares rose after the court decision limiting strike impact on production.

**Companies:** Samsung Electronics
**Countries:** South Korea

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