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Labor, management at Kakao end three-month standoff with wage deal

The agreement includes a 6.3 percent rise in annual pay and a 3 million won ($2,100) special bonus, the union announced.

2026.8.7

Kakao Bank's unionized workers to stage strike next week

Employees will begin a full-scale strike on July 31 following the collapse of wage and benefits talks with management.

2026.7.21

Hyundai Motor, HD Hyundai Heavy unions set to strike over bonuses, retirement age

Negotiations at both Ulsan heavyweights have stalled, with a range of demands from labor rebuffed by management as the auto and shipbuilding sectors brace for downstream effects.

2026.7.20

KCTU stages nationwide strike rally in Seoul, presses for direct bargaining

Thousands joined a central Seoul rally and march that disrupted traffic as the union demanded stronger negotiation powers and better protections for subcontracted and nonregular workers.

2026.7.15

Hyundai Motor workers to begin 3-day partial strike after wage negotiations break down

Unionized Hyundai Motor workers will stop production for two hours a day starting Monday after wage talks collapsed, raising the risk of major output losses.

2026.7.13

A green traffic light is seen in front of Samsung Electronics headquarters in Gyeonggi on May 27.

Samsung union seeks seat at the table for chip mega project

Samsung Electronics’ union wants labor included in talks on the company’s massive chip investments in the Jeolla region, citing worker safety, living conditions and fair compensation. Business groups are worried.

2026.7.1

Celltrion workers establish company's first labor union, demand compensation transparency

Workers at Celltrion, a Korean biopharmaceutical firm, launched a labor union for the first time in the company's history, demanding transparency in compensation, the union said Monday.

2026.6.1

Posco’s enclosed raw material storage facility at its Pohang steelworks on May 10 [NEWS1]

Posco, Hyundai Steel management and unions begin wage negotiations under 'Yellow Envelope' law

Steel giants Posco and Hyundai Steel will begin annual wage negotiations with their unions under a new labor law that has handed workers significantly more bargaining power.

2026.6.1

Members of the Kakao branch of the Korean Chemical Textile Food Workers' Union call for job security guarantees during a rally held at Pangyo, Gyeonggi, on May 20. [NEWS1]

Kakao union announces partial strike for June 10

The union at Kakao, operator of Korea's dominant messaging app KakaoTalk, announced Monday it will stage a four-hour partial strike on June 10, along with a rally at the company's headquarters in Pangyo, Gyeonggi.

2026.6.1

The Samsung Biologics factory in Yeonsu District, Incheon, on the morning of May 1, the first day of the union's full strike [YONHAP]

Samsung Biologics, union to return to direct negotiations, but concerns grow of prolonged dispute

Though Samsung Biologics and its labor union, which failed to reach an agreement despite government mediation, have decided to return to direct negotiations, signs are emerging that the dispute could be prolonged as their legal battle intensifies.

2026.5.29

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