About 70% of members of Micron’s Taoyuan union voted against a profit-sharing offer, prolonging a labor dispute involving the chipmaker’s Taiwan workforce, the union said.
The Taoyuan union has more than 2,300 members. It said Micron had not responded to its demands during talks on Oct. 21 and presented the offer the following day. The union warned workers could take further collective action.
The vote followed a one-day strike at the Taoyuan plant on Oct. 22. Weeks of pay talks involved two unions representing 12,000 of Micron’s 15,000 workers in Taoyuan and Taichung, AFP reported. The vote follows the union’s earlier strike plan while a separate Taichung deal was in place.
AFP reported that both unions had sought a one-time bonus equal to 83 months’ salary, plus a standing plan to direct 15% of operating profit to worker bonuses each quarter. AFP also reported that the Taichung union reached a separate agreement with Micron on Oct. 21.
Micron Taiwan Chairman Lu Donghui said Oct. 22 that the company plans to add quarterly profit-linked payments for its global workforce in fiscal 2027 while retaining its annual bonus. He said Micron would also increase pension contributions and shift allowances for employees in Taiwan.
A recent South Korean labor dispute offers a comparison: Samsung Electronics agreed to tie semiconductor workers’ bonuses to 10.5% of operating profit, averting a strike, AFP reported.
A typhoon delayed a meeting scheduled for Oct. 23, the Taoyuan union said. It set the next round of talks with Micron for Oct. 27.
