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The Minju U+ branch of the Public Service and Transport Workers’ Union has pushed back after the chair of the Samsung Electronics union suggested President Lee Jae-myung’s characterization of “excessive demands” was directed at the LG Uplus union. In a statement issued today (1st), the LG Uplus union said its call to set aside 30% of operating profit for performance bonuses reflects six years of consistent, ongoing struggle—not a sudden or opportunistic demand. The union argued that branding this demand as an abrupt, “excessive” request in line with recent government sentiment gravely undermines the legitimacy of their campaign. It added that shifting blame without verifying facts weakens labor solidarity, and criticized those who, to deflect public criticism, label another union’s legitimate proposal “unreasonable” and cast it aside as a political target—an act the union called cowardly.Demanding a formal apology from the Samsung Electronics union, LG Uplus warned that demonizing each other’s demands only plays into the “labor-vs-labor” conflict frame that serves capital and entrenched power. #SamsungElectronics #LGUplus #LaborUnion YONHAP News TV inquiries and tips: KakaoTalk/Line jebo23 Lee Ji-hyun (ji@yna.co.kr)
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