Micron’s union in Taoyuan, Taiwan, is proceeding with a strike vote after compensation negotiations stalled. The union rejected the company’s record bonus offer, equivalent to 35–68 months of pay. It is seeking a permanent profit-sharing system that would allocate 15% of operating profits to employees.
The dispute comes as Micron’s revenue rises amid a global surge in demand for memory chips, which are critical to the AI industry. Taiwan is a major production base for Micron’s DRAM and high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips, so a strike could affect an already tight global supply chain.
Mediation talks with one union failed in late September. Further negotiations are scheduled.