Samsung Electronics' shares jump after tentative wage deal suspends strike
Samsung Electronics' shares surged over 6% after the tech giant and its union reached a tentative pay deal, averting a potential strike. The planned 18-day walkout by nearly 48,000 members will be suspended pending a vote on the agreement. This de...
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Reuters
Samsung Electronics' shares rose as much as 6.5% in morning trade on Thursday after the tech giant and its South Korean union reached a tentative pay deal, potentially averting a strike that had threatened to hit the economy and undermine global chip supply chains.
The union said the planned 18-day strike by nearly 48,000 members would be suspended while the tentative agreement is put to a vote between May 22 and 27.
The benchmark KOSPI was up 4.6% as of 0005 GMT.
The union said the planned 18-day strike by nearly 48,000 members would be suspended while the tentative agreement is put to a vote between May 22 and 27.
The benchmark KOSPI was up 4.6% as of 0005 GMT.
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