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Samsung Electronics unions set for May strike
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Samsung Electronics’ labor unions will launch a general strike in May, marking the first such action in nearly two years and only the second in the company’s history. A joint labor coalition said Wednesday it had secured the legal right to strike after 93.1 percent of participating members backed a walkout. The coalition, known as the Joint Struggle Headquarters, brings together three unions: the Samsung Group United Union Samsung Electronics Co. Union, the National Samsung Electronics Union and