[Breaking] Samsung Electronics union to launch strike after talks collapse

Samsung Electronics' Labor Union said Wednesday it would proceed with a general strike starting Thursday after last-minute government-mediated talks failed to produce a breakthrough.

Union chief Choi Seung-ho said the union had accepted a mediation proposal presented by the National Labor Relations Commission, but negotiations collapsed after management failed to present its position.

“The union agreed to the mediation proposal presented by the National Labor Relations Commission, but the post-m ...