May 21, 2026 Dogeon Lim koreajoongangdaily.joins.com The profound South Korean memory chip maker Samsung Electronics is facing its worst ever strike, with approximately 48,000 workers threatening to stop working on May 14th for 18 days over an argument about bonus payment. Samsung’s union is demanding that the company remove the cap that limits bonuses to 50% of annual salaries and distribute 15% of the annual operating bonus pool to workers. The union is also pushing for the