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Micron Taiwan Workers Threaten Strike Over Profit Sharing

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Workers at US memory chipmaker Micron’s plants in Taoyuan are threatening a strike after negotiations over profit sharing broke down. Micron’s Taoyuan union rejected further talks after the company failed to meet key demands. The company has offered Taiwan employees a one-off bonus of up to 68 months’ pay, but union members are seeking 83 months, along with a permanent profit-sharing system. The union says its demands follow a similar deal reached by employees at South Korea’s Samsung after strike threats earlier this year. Micron workers in Taiwan are now preparing to vote on whether to strike as the dispute over bonuses and profit sharing continues.

Micron Bonus Negotiations Fail

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Workers at memory chip maker Micron's plants in Taoyuan are threatening a strike after talks over profit sharing broke down over the weekend.

Micron’s Taoyuan union rejected more negotiations after the company failed to meet key demands. The US-based company has offered its Taiwan employees a one-off bonus of up to 68 months’ pay. But union members are looking for an 83-month payout, plus a permanent profit-sharing system, after employees at South Korea's Samsung got a similar deal following strike threats earlier this year.

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Micron Bonus Negotiations Fail

REPORTER:  
Workers at memory chip maker Micron's plants in Taoyuan are threatening a strike, after negotiations over the weekend failed to yield results.

Micron says its Taoyuan union rejected further negotiations, but the union says the company won't propose any profit-sharing framework. The US-based company has offered its Taiwan employees 35 to 68 months of bonus, with a minimum of almost 54,000 US dollars. But union members are looking for about 83 months and a permanent profit-sharing system, after employees at Korea's Samsung got a similar deal. Micron makes most of its chips in Taiwan.