Hundreds of workers at a Micron Technology plant in Taiwan have voted in favour of a strike, the union representing the employees said Wednesday, after talks with the US memory chip giant over bonus reforms collapsed.
Global chip companies, including Micron, have been major beneficiaries of soaring demand for artificial intelligence, but as their earnings skyrocket, many workers are demanding a bigger cut of profits.
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