SEOUL -- Employees at four Samsung Group companies have formed a union with roughly 15,800 members in a move aligning with the conglomerate's newfound embrace of negotiations between management and labor.
New superunion seeks to distance itself from hardline labor groups

Samsung Group had long discouraged the formation of unions in line with the stance of the conglomerate's founder. (Photo by Kotaro Hosokawa)
SEOUL -- Employees at four Samsung Group companies have formed a union with roughly 15,800 members in a move aligning with the conglomerate's newfound embrace of negotiations between management and labor.