Samsung Super-Corporate Union Pushes for Leniency Petition for Chairperson, Using Union Dues

The Samsung Group Super-Corporate Labor Union's Samsung Chapter (hereinafter referred to as the Super-Corporate Union), the largest labor union at Samsung Electronics, is promoting the collection of signatures for a leniency petition for Chairperson Choi Seung-ho and others who have been forwarded to prosecutors on charges of violating the Personal Information Protection Act.

According to the industry today (16th), the Super-Corporate Union has been collecting signatures for a leniency petition targeting employees in Samsung Electronics' Device Solutions (DS) division, which handles the semiconductor business, starting from 8 a.m. today.

The Super-Corporate Union aims to secure about 30,000 signatures.

It is reported that approximately 20 million won has been allocated for online electronic signature service provider costs in this process.

Chairperson Choi and others were recently forwarded to prosecutors on charges of creating a so-called "union blacklist" containing information such as union membership status by utilizing the personal information of Samsung Electronics executives and employees.

It is reported that the Super-Corporate Union decided to pursue the leniency petition based on Article 14 of its bylaws regarding "status guarantee."

This provision allows for the guarantee of status and compensation for damages if a union member suffers disadvantages in status or property while carrying out decisions of a resolution body or legitimate union activities.

This is also interpreted as a counteraction to the Samsung Electronics Labor Union Donghaeng (hereinafter referred to as the Donghaeng Union), which is centered around the Device Experience (DX) division, having secured more than 15,000 signatures for a strict punishment petition related to the same incident.

The Donghaeng Union is demanding strict punishment for the sharing of a list within the company that includes the department names, names, employee IDs, and union membership status of executives and employees, and is also requesting the company to inspect the circumstances under which the incident occurred and measures to prevent recurrence.

Meanwhile, the Donghaeng Union plans to hold a rally near the residence of Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, on the afternoon of the 18th.

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