Micron Taoyuan Union Members Reject Profit-Sharing Plan by About 70%

What Each Side Has Put on the Table

Both Micron unions have sought a one-off bonus of 83 months' salary and a permanent system that allocates 15% of operating profit to worker bonuses, paid quarterly. Micron Taiwan chairman Lu Donghui said on Oct. 22 that the company had agreed to introduce a quarterly profit-sharing bonus system from fiscal 2027 for its global workforce, on top of the existing annual bonus. In Taiwan, he said, Micron will also raise pension contributions and shift allowances.

The gap is the formula. The union wants a fixed share of operating profit. Micron has described a quarterly scheme without, in the sources read by Voltgrid, a disclosed distribution ratio. AFP notes the pressure from South Korea, where Samsung Electronics averted a strike by agreeing to distribute bonuses equal to 10.5% of operating profit to its semiconductor employees.

Warning Strike Had Limited Disruption So Far

The Oct. 22 walkout was small. Seoul Economic Daily, citing Taiwan's Central News Agency, said only 11 union officers took part while rank-and-file members stayed at work, and it said the effect on actual production has not been confirmed. Nothing in the reports read for this story indicates a shortfall in output.

What Is Not Confirmed Yet About the Micron Talks

The next round of talks is set for Oct. 27, the union said, after a Friday meeting was postponed because of a typhoon. Micron has not publicly answered the vote. It is not yet known whether the union will call a longer or wider strike, or whether Micron will move toward a fixed share of operating profit. Until then, the risk to memory supply stays a possibility rather than a measured effect.