Samsung Electronics DX Division Union Plans Protest Over Performance Bonus Gap; Pressure Mounts from NSEU

A labor union representing employees in Samsung Electronics' DX (Device eXperience) division, which handles home appliances, TVs, and smartphones, is set to hold a rally demanding that management address the results of the 2026 wage negotiations.
According to industry sources on July 6, the Samsung Electronics Labor Union Donghaeng (hereinafter referred to as the Donghaeng Union) plans to hold a rally for its members near the Samsung Electronics Suwon complex on July 16.
The Donghaeng Union stated, "We intend to hold this rally to voice our opposition to the unreasonable 'DX passing' in this year's wage negotiations," adding that they are aiming for a turnout of up to 2,000 to 3,000 participants.
Previously, Samsung Electronics' labor and management reached an agreement on wage negotiations centered on the creation of a special management performance bonus funded by 10.5% of the semiconductor division's business profits.
As a result, while employees in the DS (Device Solutions/Semiconductor) division are expected to receive performance bonuses of up to 600 million won per person, employees in the DX division will receive company stock worth approximately 6 million won, leading to growing internal dissatisfaction.
To protest this disparity in performance bonuses, employees engaged in a collective action last month by wearing black clothing to work.
Meanwhile, the National Samsung Electronics Union (NSEU), another labor union, has requested that both Roh Tae-moon, President and Head of the DX Division, and Jun Young-hyun, President and Head of the DS Division, clarify their positions regarding the compensation gap and the resulting sense of relative deprivation among employees.
(Photo courtesy of Donghaeng Union, Yonhap News)
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