Samsung’s third‑largest union, Donghaeng – representing the Device Experience (DX) division (phones, TVs, home appliances) – plans to file an injunction on May 26 to halt voting on the 2026 provisional wage agreement. The union, which has grown from 2,600 to 13,000 members, claims unfair exclusion from the joint negotiating panel led by the larger Cho‑Kiup union.

At the core of the dispute: massive pay disparity. Under the proposed agreement, semiconductor (DS) employees could receive performance bonuses of KRW 210M–600M (155K–445K)∗∗,whileDXworkerswouldreceiveonlyabout∗∗KRW6M(155K–445K)∗∗,whileDXworkerswouldreceiveonlyabout∗∗KRW6M(4.5K) in company stock.

Voting on the agreement ends May 27. As of May 25, turnout among the two major unions reached 87.4%, making the legal challenge highly visible.

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