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Samsung Electronics' labor union will hold rally in front of chairman's house

Published: 24 Apr. 2026, 20:03 Updated: 24 Apr. 2026, 20:05

Members of Samsung Electronics-affiliated labor unions call on the company to scrap a longstanding cap on bonuses during a massive rally inside the company's campus in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi, on April 23. [YONHAP]

A Samsung Electronics’ labor union is expected to hold a rally in front of the company's Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong’s residence on May 21, the first day of its planned general strike next month, according to police on Friday.

The Samsung Electronics chapter of the Samsung Group United Union (SGUU) reported the same day to the Yongsan Police Precinct that it plans to hold a rally starting around 1 p.m. on May 21 in front of Lee’s residence in Hannam-dong, Yongsan District, central Seoul. The number of participants reported for the rally is about 50.

The protest will come a month after a large-scale rally held earlier this week.

About 40,000 union members gathered Thursday afternoon on an eight-lane road near the company’s Pyeongtaek campus to hold a rally. They called for bonuses equivalent to 15 percent of the company’s operating profit and the abolition of the bonus cap system.

The SGUU said it will launch a general strike from May 21 to June 7 if no agreement is reached with the company over its demands. The union currently has about 74,000 members, becoming Samsung Electronics’ first majority union and secured legal status as the representative labor body following confirmation procedures by the Ministry of Employment and Labor on April 15.

This article was originally written in Korean and translated by a bilingual reporter with the help of generative AI tools. It was then edited by a native English-speaking editor. All AI-assisted translations are reviewed and refined by our newsroom.
BY CHO MUN-GYU [[email protected]]