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Micron Taiwan Union Plans Strike Amid Escalating Bonus Dispute
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Firstpost•20-10-2026, 12:19
Micron Taiwan Union Plans Strike Amid Escalating Bonus Dispute
- •Workers at Micron's Taoyuan operations in Taiwan are preparing to launch a strike on Thursday, October 22, due to a dispute over employee bonuses and profit-sharing.
- •The strike aims to show solidarity with a separate union at Micron's Taichung facility, which is currently negotiating a profit-sharing system with the US semiconductor maker.
- •Mediation between Micron and the Taoyuan union failed to reach an agreement in September, leading union members to authorize a strike in early October.
- •Taiwan is a critical manufacturing hub for Micron, producing essential DRAM and high-bandwidth memory chips that power artificial intelligence infrastructure.
- •Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te urged both Micron and its employees to engage in sincere negotiations as compensation tensions rise.
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Micron workers in Taiwan are planning a strike due to an escalating dispute over employee bonuses and profit-sharing, with unions pushing for a fairer distribution mechanism and a concrete proposal from the US company.
Taiwan is a critical manufacturing base for Micron, where the company produces dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) and high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips that are essential for AI servers and advanced computing systems.
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te called on Micron and its employees to negotiate sincerely and in good faith to build a consensus and foster harmonious labour relations amid rising tensions over compensation.
