
Micron and the Taichung labor union reached a consensus that more than 80% of employees will increase their salaries by nearly 2.7 times, and the annual salary of production line personnel will increase from 630,000 to more than 2 million, triggering heated discussions among netizens.
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Micron Taiwan and the Taichung labor union recently reached a labor agreement, and the Ministry of Economic Affairs announced details of relevant salary increases and welfare plans.
Micron Taiwan recently signed a labor agreement with the Taichung labor union.
Micron has reached a consensus with the Taichung labor union. According to a recent statement from the Ministry of Economic Affairs, more than 80% of employees will have their salaries increased by nearly 2.7 times, and the number of production line personnel will increase from 630,000 to more than 2 million. Since the adjusted annual salary is quite generous, it has aroused heated discussions among netizens, exclaiming that joining Micron will bring a bright future. Some people said: "Working on the production line for one year is worth at least three years of my salary."
The Ministry of Economic Affairs explained that based on the plan announced by Micron, three important results can be seen: First, more than 80% of the personnel have increased their salaries by nearly 2.7 times, and the number of production line personnel has increased from 630,000 to more than 2 million; the number of junior engineers has increased from 1.45 million to 4 million; the number of mid-level and high-level engineers has increased from more than 2 million to 6 million. Second, the union has also secured an increase in employer contributions for retired workers to 10%, which is better than the industry. Third, for front-line production line shift workers, the daily shift allowance will be tripled from 1,500 yuan to 4,500 yuan.
This salary increase plan has aroused the envy of many netizens. They left messages on social platforms saying: "Join Micron and your life will shine." "If you join Micron with a master's degree in electronics from Taiwan, you will receive a starting salary of 3 million in the second year." Some people even exclaimed, "The world is about to become something I don't recognize. Cars will fly. Micron operators can make 2 million a year next year. What's impossible now?"
Some people lamented: "I'm sorry, it turns out that I'm the one who brought down the average salary in Taiwan" and "Working on the production line for one year is worth at least three years of my salary." Someone else said: "The income of doctors will be lower than that of Micron operators. This time there is no threshold for entry. Will doctors collectively change careers?"

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Micron Taiwan recently signed a labor agreement with the Taichung labor union, and the wages of more than 80% of its employees have been significantly increased. Among them, the annual salary of production line personnel increased from 630,000 yuan to more than 2 million yuan, and the salary of junior engineers and mid-level and senior engineers also increased significantly, triggering heated discussions and envy among netizens.

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