Workers at Samsung Electronics walk out for the first time ever
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Samsung Electronics union in South Korea stages first walkout
SEOUL — A Samsung Electronics union staged its first walkout on Friday (June 7), signalling more assertiveness among workers just as South Korea's most powerful conglomerate races to catch up in chips used in artificial intelligence (AI).