Korea Herald
Samsung union’s W45tr bonus push tests limits of profit sharing
By The Korea Herald

Samsung Electronics' labor union is seeking 15 percent of the company's annual operating profit as performance bonuses, a demand that could total 45 trillion won ($30.3 billion) and surpass the chipmaker's entire research and development spending last year. The union raised its target from 10 percent after Samsung posted 57.2 trillion won in first-quarter operating profit on April 7, a 755 percent year-on-year surge that marked the largest quarterly profit in Korean corporate history. With domes