Micron Taiwan workers reject $31,650 bonus, demand 15% profit-sharing amid AI boom
Micron Technology has offered its Taiwan-based employees a one-time cash bonus of NT$1 million (approx. $31,650) as part of a record compensation package, but local unions have officially rejected the proposal. The dispute arises from Micron’s extraordinary financial performance, driven by high demand for AI memory chips, which resulted in $50.47 billion in cumulative net income over the last…
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- Micron offered Taiwan staff a $31,650 bonus, but unions rejected it, demanding a 15% profit-sharing plan instead.
- Micron reported $50.47 billion in cumulative net income over four quarters, driven by surging AI memory chip demand.
- Unions representing 10,000 workers threaten a strike if the September 21 mediation fails to secure structural changes.
Unions representing 10,000 of Micron’s 15,000 employees in Taoyuan and Taichung are demanding a permanent profit-sharing model that allocates 15% of operating profits to workers, rather than discretionary bonuses. They also seek a significantly larger one-off payment equivalent to 83 months of salary. This standoff mirrors similar labor tensions at Samsung and SK Hynix, where workers are seeking institutional safeguards to share in the unprecedented profits generated by the AI hardware boom. After initial mediation failed in early September, a critical second round of talks is scheduled for September 21, 2026, with a strike vote looming if consensus is not reached.
Micron offers Taiwan employees $31,650 cash bonus as unions threaten strike over AI windfall — workers reject record payout package, demand 15% profit-sharing plan
Tom's Hardware · 14 September 2026
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