Micron Taiwan workers vote to strike over bonuses

Workers at a Micron Technology plant in Taiwan have voted in favour of strike action after talks with the US memory chip company over bonus reforms collapsed, their union said Wednesday.

The Micron Taiwan Union at the Taoyuan plant said 1,994 workers voted for strike action, 14 voted against and four ballots were invalid. The union said 2,012 of 2,258 eligible members cast ballots in the vote held over recent days.

Union secretary Chen Yen-kai said the Taoyuan union had obtained the legal right to strike and set up picket lines.

Micron has been in talks over remuneration with two unions representing nearly 12,000 of its 15,000 workers at plants in Taoyuan and Taichung. The Taichung union, which represents about 11,000 workers at the larger plant, told AFP its talks with Micron would continue as scheduled.

The unions are seeking a one-off bonus worth 83 months of salary and a permanent system allocating 15 percent of Micron's operating profits to worker bonuses, paid quarterly. Workers rejected Micron's offer last month of up to 68 months of pay, with the unions saying the payment was insufficient.

Micron makes about 50 to 60 percent of its chips in Taiwan. The company posted about US$133 billion in revenue for fiscal 2026, up from US$37 billion the previous year, as demand for memory chips used in AI data centres increased.