Workers’ union representatives at Samsung Display launched their first strike in the company’s history, starting today, as about 40 union representatives staged a strike at the company’s factory, Asan, South Korea.

Workers of the South Korean company “Samsung” went on strike for the first time in its history, after negotiations with management failed, over a wage increase.

Reports indicated that these measures could be extended to other Samsung branches.

The Korean company had opposed trade unions in the past, and employees were banned from forming unions, but the company’s president, Lee Jae-yong, promised to get rid of the cartel policy.

Workers’ union representatives at Samsung Display launched their first strike in the company’s history, starting today, as about 40 union representatives staged a strike at the company’s factory, Asan, South Korea.

The union has nearly 2,400 members, roughly 10 percent of the company’s total workforce, and has yet to make a decision on whether the union will launch a wider strike with other workers.

It is noteworthy that more than 90% of union members voted last month in favor of industrial protests that include a strike or a slowdown.

The union demanded a 6.8% increase in the basic salary, but the company insisted on a 4.5% increase only, and mediation failed to narrow the differences between the two sides.

This strike is the first of its kind among the electronics companies of the Samsung Group.