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00:02A Samsung Electronics Union representing consumer electronics workers asked a South Korean court
00:08on Tuesday to block a vote on a government-mediated pay deal reached last week, according to Reuters.
00:13The deal, which ended an 18-day strike by 48,000 workers, awards large bonuses to memory chip
00:20division employees, with some set to receive total bonuses of about $416,000 this year.
00:26The Samsung Electronics Co-Union, which has about 13,000 members from the smartphone,
00:32TV, and home appliances divisions, said it was excluded from the vote.
00:36Voting began Friday and is set to conclude on Wednesday.
00:40Samsung shares ended 2.2% higher on Tuesday and have gained 8% since the deal was reached last
00:46week.
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