Micron Taiwan unions threaten strike vote over permanent profit sharing

Micron Technology's Taiwan unions warned on September 15, 2026 that they could move toward a strike vote unless the company agrees to a permanent profit-sharing plan. The Taoyuan and Taichung unions, which together represent more than 80% of Micron's roughly 15,000 employees in Taiwan according to the Taoyuan union, demand that 15% of Micron's global operating profit be allocated to employees on a lasting basis. They rejected the fiscal 2026 Taiwan rewards package announced the prior week, worth up to 68 months of base pay and including an NT$1 million cash bonus for employees who joined before August 29, 2025, with later hires receiving a prorated amount. Micron described its broader fiscal 2026 global rewards, covering more than 60,000 employees, as recognition of an extraordinary year. Jerry Lin, chairman of the Taoyuan union, said that if there is no concrete proposal on September 18 and 21 and employees feel the company is simply dragging out the process, the union will declare negotiations broken down and move toward a strike vote. Micron, in an emailed response to Reuters that did not directly address the strike threat, said it will continue listening to team members' perspectives and remain committed to engaging in the mediation process in good faith. The union criticized the company for announcing the rewards while mediation was already underway. Samsung Electronics earlier committed a bonus pool of 10.5% of its semiconductor unit's operating profit paid as equity; SK Hynix has committed 10% of annual operating profit and remains in talks. The Taoyuan union plans a worker event Thursday near Micron's Hwa Ya Technology Park facility. No strike has been called and production has not been affected. Mediation sessions on September 18 and 21 will show whether the dispute escalates ahead of Micron's September 30 earnings.