GoKawiilGuai Guai snack workers vote 94% to strike over factory relocation dispute
Employees at Guai Guai's Zhongli, Taiwan snack factory, operating since 1968, voted 94% in favor of a strike after the company announced it would relocate to Hsinchu. Workers can keep jobs by relocating or commuting and were offered a 5% raise, but the union says this merely matches Taiwan's mandated minimum wage increase, and they want a share of the NT$5.6 billion (US$176.1 million) the company received selling the Zhongli site to ASE for redevelopment.
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Guai Guai snacks are popularly placed on semiconductor manufacturing equipment as good-luck charms, so a prolonged strike could disrupt supply of the snacks within an industry known for superstition, though it would not affect actual chip production. The dispute also highlights broader tensions in Taiwan over how companies share windfall profits from land sales with long-tenured workers, which could influence how other firms handle similar redevelopment deals.
- Guai Guai factory workers voted 94% in favor of a strike over relocation terms.
- The company netted US$176.1 million selling its Zhongli site to ASE, but workers got no share.
- Union demands written guarantees on severance and pay beyond the offered 5% raise.
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