Samsung Electronics’ labor union faces a mass exodus of members ahead of a planned 18-day strike from May 21 to June 7 as staff in the company’s semiconductor and non-semiconductor divisions clash over performance bonus demands. The union’s membership reportedly fell by 2,500 members in the past ten days, with withdrawal requests continuing to surge. The rift centers on the union’s demand for Samsung to allocate 15% of annual operating profit to uncapped bonuses for the semiconductor staff, the Device Solutions (DS) division. This could amount to $30.57 billion (45 trillion won), or $407,700 (600 million won