Taoyuan labor union withdraws from 4th labor negotiation, Micron responds by "continuing to seek constructive dialogue"

Memory manufacturer Micron and Micron Taiwan's Taoyuan labor union have yet to reach a consensus in labor negotiations. The Taoyuan labor union issued an open letter today (12th) announcing its withdrawal from the fourth labor negotiation held by the Taoyuan City Government on the 17th. In response, Micron also issued a statement in response, saying that it will continue to seek constructive dialogue with the Taoyuan union through consultation and other relevant channels.

The Micron Taoyuan labor union has been fighting for a profit-sharing system for nearly a month. After going on strike and three labor-management negotiations, it still failed to reach a consensus. The union announced today that it will no longer participate in the fourth labor-management negotiation. Because Micron has always been unwilling to provide specific profit-sharing figures and trial calculations, making the negotiation meaningless, it decided to hold a press conference at the Democratic Progressive Party Central Committee that day to express dissatisfaction.

In response, Micron stated that it has never required employees to sign individual agreements as a condition for receiving new bonuses, nor has it required employees to give up any relevant rights; since September 4, it has participated in 5 formal meetings, including 2 mediations and 3 follow-up negotiations hosted by the Taoyuan City Government. Each time, Micron attended and continued to propose specific plans, never refused or delayed negotiations, and continued to keep communication channels open.

Regarding incidents involving employee safety and confidentiality of negotiation information, Micron also stated that personal safety threats against employees and their families, as well as offensive words involving sexual harassment and gender discrimination, have appeared on the internal network, and related incidents have entered judicial proceedings; during the negotiation meeting on November 6 , also clearly required compliance with confidentiality regulations. However, the meeting content and on-site information and photos were immediately uploaded to a public online platform, resulting in the suspension of the meeting. The above-mentioned incidents have been handed over to the judicial authorities in accordance with the law. Subsequent investigations and related sanctions are independently decided by the judicial authorities in accordance with the law. It is inconvenient to comment on individual cases.

Micron emphasized that it respects employees' rights to organize unions and participate in collective bargaining in accordance with the law. The purpose of handling the above incidents is to safeguard employee safety and legitimate rights and interests, and is not aimed at union status or legal union activities.

Micron stated that it will not give employees adverse treatment due to their union status or participation in union activities in accordance with the law. It will continue to explain the negotiation progress and the new reward system to employees through physical statements, emails and other channels. In response to the requests of many parties, it has officially opened the online personal quarterly profit and bonus trial calculation function at 9 a.m. today to let employees understand the actual impact of the new system on personal rewards.