The RAM shortage could get even worse if Samsung labor protests cut production
… If the union and management can’t come to an agreement, the union is planning an 18-day strike beginning on May 21st. …
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Strike Chaos: Samsung Threatens To Spin Off Its Semiconductor-Focused DS Division Into A New Company To Neutralize Union Leverage
… Otherwise, these union workers are threatening an 18-day strike that would begin on May 21 and last until June 07. …
Samsung holds desperate final talks with union over 18-day chip factory strike that could cost $20 billion — government-mediated summit seeks to avert industrial action that could hit HBM production
Samsung and its largest labor coalition are sitting down for government-mediated negotiations over the next two days, the Korea Herald reported, with just 10 days remaining before a planned general strike that threatens to shut down the world's biggest memory chip operation for more than two weeks. …
Samsung Strike Could Deepen DRAM Crunch And Cost $20 Billion As An 18-Day Walkout Risks Becoming a 36-Day Production Blackout
… Otherwise, these union workers are threatening an 18-day strike that would begin on May 21 and last until June 07. …
Samsung Braces For Unprecedented Chaos After Union Rally Knocks Out 58% Of Foundry Output In A Single Day
… It is now evident via this week's rally that an 18-day strike would spark unprecedented chaos across Samsung's business units, with grave financial implications likely to ensue. Of course, this is not the first time that Samsung's workers have gone on strike. …
Samsung's $400,000 payout for memory workers sparks revolt as other divisions get only $4,000, fueling intentional production slowdowns — internal resentment disrupts packaging operations, major AI chip project decisions to a complete halt
Samsung's tentative profit-sharing deal with its largest labor union averted an 18-day strike just days ago, but the agreement has triggered internal conflict that’s now threatening the company's ability to ship AI memory on schedule, according to a Seoul Economic Daily report published yesterday. …
Labor and worker’s rights in tech
Labor If the myth of tech over the past decade has been one of constant innovation, algorithmic scale, and new products and devices that “simply work,” the truth is that all of those illusions were made possible by the obfuscation of labor: the contract content moderators who sanitize the feeds of … …
Samsung $400,000 worker bonuses near approval after clearing legal challenge — non-chip employees in line for just $4,000 launch last-minute bid to scupper deal with union
… Over 90% of eligible members of the larger Samsung Electronics Labor Union SELU , which led negotiations, had already cast ballots by Tuesday morning. …
The attacks on Sam Altman are a warning for the AI world
… Protesters have targeted AI companies directly with tactics like hunger strikes. …
RAMageddon Watch (May 2026): The Latest Tech News and Developments Regarding the RAM Crisis
… Another potential complicating factor for the RAM market in May is continued unrest from Samsung’s labor union, which is threatening an 18-day strike starting on May 21. …