Overview
- A small group of Taoyuan plant employees picketed on Oct 22 after Taoyuan union talks with Micron failed to secure a larger profit share.
- Taoyuan union demands include a one-off bonus equal to 83 months’ pay and a permanent system that allocates 15% of operating profit to quarterly worker bonuses.
- Micron offered a one-off payment worth up to 68 months’ salary in September but workers rejected that proposal.
- Micron and the Taichung union signed a confidential labour agreement on Oct 21, a move the Taoyuan union says excluded its views and heightened tensions.
- Negotiations between Micron and the Taoyuan union are due to resume on Oct 23 and any company proposal will be put to a worker vote, with wider production and regional precedent at stake.