Micron offered Taiwan employees rewards worth up to 68 months of basic pay, but workers rejected the package, with the union citing its profit-sharing terms.
Taiwan is a major manufacturing base for Micron, accounting for 50 to 60 per cent of its chips and most of its high-bandwidth memory production.
TechSpot noted that the 68-month figure is calculated against basic salary rather than total compensation. In Taiwan’s manufacturing sector, basic salary excludes components such as overtime, shift differentials and allowances. The union rejected the package, arguing that it sidestepped the broader issue of how employees participate in Micron’s profits. It is seeking the replacement of the company’s existing Incentive Pay Plan with a permanent system that would allocate 15 per cent of operating profit to employee bonuses, paid quarterly. It is also seeking a one-off payment equivalent to 83 months of salary for fiscal 2026. According to the report, Micron’s existing incentive plan has paid employees around 2.6 months of salary, with a cap of about five months. The union has pointed to profit-sharing arrangements at rival chipmakers including Samsung and SK Hynix, as well as Taiwanese companies such as TSMC, Nanya and Winbond, to support its demand. A second round of mediation between Micron and the unions is scheduled for September 21. Taiwan’s labour rules require mediation before a legal strike, meaning a failed mediation could be followed by a formal strike vote, TechSpot reported. The two unions represent between 10,000 and 12,000 members out of Micron’s roughly 15,000 employees in Taiwan, according to the publication.
First Published: Sep 15 2026 | 12:54 PM IST
