TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Micron Taiwan’s Taoyuan union plans to hold a strike vote in early October after mediation with the company over a profit-sharing plan ended without an agreement Monday.
During the mediation, Micron representatives said the company had formulated a bonus plan but could not disclose it until it receives board approval in early October, according to union leaders and an internal memo shared with Taiwan News.
“We were told there is no room to adjust this year’s plan and that any changes may have to wait until 2027,” said Lin Che-jui (林哲瑞), chair of Micron Taiwan’s Taoyuan union. Monday’s meeting was the second round of mediation between the company and the union this year.
Micron said Monday that it had participated in the mediation process in good faith and requested continued talks with the Taoyuan union. The company is scheduled to hold a third round of mediation with its Taichung union on Oct. 22.
Lin said Micron “keeps telling us to believe that the company will come up with a plan that benefits all employees,” but workers have been raising concerns about the bonus scheme since last year.
Micron has benefited from strong demand for memory chips amid the AI boom, recording nearly 50% growth in revenue last year. The company announced Sept. 11 that it would provide its largest employee bonus package to date, with employees in Taiwan eligible to receive bonuses equivalent to between 35 and 68 months of pay for the fiscal year.
The Taoyuan and Taichung unions have been pushing for a permanent profit-sharing scheme that would allocate 15% of Micron’s operating profit to quarterly bonuses.
Micron employs about 15,000 workers in Taiwan, and the unions in Taoyuan and Taichung represent more than 70% of them. Wei Yu-ling (魏豫綾), secretary-general of the Taoyuan union, said the union has seen a sharp increase in membership since April.
In a press release shared on Facebook, the Taoyuan union said the failed mediation did not mark the end of negotiations and that Micron still had an opportunity to negotiate with the two unions on equal terms.
Micron “should not underestimate Taiwanese workers’ determination to seek a fair share of the profits,” the statement said.
