Micron’s Taoyuan union plans Taiwan strike as bonus dispute escalates
The union said it would strike on October 20 during mediation involving a separate Micron union in Taichung, seeking a concrete profit-sharing proposal.
A union representing Micron Technology workers in Taoyuan, Taiwan, said on October 19 that it would strike on October 20 during mediation between the chipmaker and a separate union at its Taichung operation, Reuters reported. The planned action escalates a dispute over employee bonuses at a major Micron manufacturing hub for memory chips used in AI servers.
The Taoyuan union said it wanted to support the Taichung workers and press Micron to propose a concrete profit-sharing plan. The union had not specified how long the strike would last and said it would release further details on October 20. Reuters’ report established the plan, but did not establish whether the strike had begun.
How the Micron bonus dispute reached a strike call
Mediation between Micron and the Taoyuan union ended without an agreement in September. Members of that union authorised a strike in early October, Reuters reported. Its October 19 announcement set the planned action for the day another Micron union was due to meet the company for mediation.
The Taoyuan union said in its October 19 statement: ‘Through our actions, we will make our dissatisfaction with the current system heard and demonstrate our determination to establish a fair profit-sharing system.’ The Taichung union, which represents workers at Micron’s largest Taiwan operation, remained in negotiations and had not held its own strike vote, according to Reuters.
Why Micron’s Taiwan operations matter
Micron employs about 15,000 people in Taiwan across operations represented by separate unions in Taoyuan and Taichung, Reuters reported. The company makes DRAM and high-bandwidth memory there, both used in AI servers. Micron has said it invested more than T$1.6 trillion on the island, underscoring the scale of the operations affected by the labour dispute.
Micron’s own account of its Taiwan business identifies manufacturing facilities in both Taichung and Taoyuan. The two locations are therefore part of the same company’s production network, although the unions have taken different steps: Taoyuan members authorised a strike, while the Taichung union continued talks without a strike vote.
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te called last week for Micron and its workers to negotiate ‘sincerely’, Reuters reported. The scheduled Taichung mediation and the Taoyuan union’s promised details on its planned action were the next steps identified before October 20.
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Sources and context
- Micron union in Taiwan to launch strike as bonus dispute escalatesThe Straits Times (Reuters)
- Micron Technology, Inc. – Together, Great Things Happen: Celebrating the Joining of Micron Technology and Inotera MemoriesMicron Technology
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