Samsung Electronics union in South Korea declares general strike

SEOUL: A workers’ union at Samsung Electronics in South Korea said on Monday it would launch a general strike until its demands for better pay and time off were met, warning of more damaging action against the country’s most powerful conglomerate than its one-day walkout last month.

The National Samsung Electronics Union (NSEU), whose roughly 28,000 members make up over a fifth of the firm’s workforce, is planning to begin the strike on July 8, asking the company for commitments such as improvements to its performance-based bonus system and an extra day of annual leave.