# Micron workers in Taiwan strike over pay and bonuses

> Original title: A rare strike in Taiwan exposes labor unrest beneath the global AI rush

- Source: Rest of World
- Published: 2026-11-05T11:00:00.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/zz899ijgx4si6ks4lzurln0de
- Original: https://restofworld.org/2026/taiwan-labor-strike-ai-profits/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeds

## Summary

About a dozen workers at Micron's Taoyuan plant in Taiwan went on strike in October, the first such action in the island's semiconductor industry, after their union and the chipmaker failed to agree on salaries and bonuses. The union's president, Jerry Lin, says the rank and file should share in profits from record AI-driven demand for Micron's memory chips. Micron says it is committed to constructive engagement with the Taoyuan and Taichung unions.