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Micron’s Taoyuan union plans October 22 warning strike over profit-sharing
The one-day action is scheduled alongside separate Taichung mediation; Micron says it will negotiate in good faith, while the production impact remains unclear.
A union representing workers at Micron Technology sites in Taoyuan, Taiwan, plans a one-day warning strike on October 22 after talks over bonuses and a more predictable profit-sharing system failed to settle the dispute. Reuters reported that the action is timed to coincide with mediation involving a separate union at Micron’s Taichung operations.
The planned action is a labor-pressure step, not proof that Micron’s Taiwan production will stop. The immediate output impact is unclear, the Taichung union has not voted to strike, and Micron says it respects employees’ legal rights and will continue negotiating in good faith.
What is scheduled for October 22
The Taoyuan union says it will hold a one-day warning strike on October 22. The same date is scheduled for mediation between Micron and a separate Taichung union, giving the day significance in two related but distinct labor processes.
What the Taoyuan union is seeking
The union wants a concrete one-off bonus and a transparent, predictable profit-sharing formula. Earlier local reporting said its longer-term proposal would allocate 15% of operating profit to a worker bonus pool from fiscal 2027, distributed quarterly. That figure is a union demand, not an agreed company policy.
What the strike vote showed
People News reported that 1,994 of 2,258 eligible Taoyuan-union members supported strike action, equal to 88.3% of the total eligible membership. The vote authorized labor action, but the union subsequently specified the October 22 action as a one-day warning strike.
Why the Taoyuan and Taichung tracks differ
Micron faces two union processes in Taiwan. The Taoyuan union has announced the warning strike, while Reuters said the Taichung union has not voted to strike and is entering mediation on October 22. Treating them as one organization would overstate the scope of the announced action.
What to watch next
The next verifiable milestones are whether the one-day action proceeds, what the Taichung mediation produces, and whether either side announces a concrete bonus or profit-sharing agreement. Until then, reports should not translate a strike plan into a definite production loss.
