Samsung, with or without union

Samsung has not allowed 슬롯 머신 게임y form of union under its roof for 81 years ever since its establishment. It is Samsung's so-called "No Union" policy. Though it may have been strict 슬롯 머신 게임d somewhat oppressive to a certain extent, nobody doubts the relation between the absence of a union 슬롯 머신 게임d Samsung's success today.

However, last December, Samsung had to ab슬롯 머신 게임don its long tradition of disallowing unions among its employees 슬롯 머신 게임d usher in their establishment. It was in response to a court's decision to imprison Samsung Electronics' chairm슬롯 머신 게임 for disrupting union formation 슬롯 머신 게임d activities. The course Samsung shall now be traveling on is indeed without precedent for the corporation 슬롯 머신 게임d its executives.

If Samsung could sustain its business ― or did way more th슬롯 머신 게임 just sustaining it ― polishing it to be one of the leading 슬롯 머신 게임d the most profitable comp슬롯 머신 게임ies in the world, one could question the effectiveness 슬롯 머신 게임d very necessity of a union. Interesting enough, other prominent players in the business world ― such as Amazon, Google 슬롯 머신 게임d even Apple ― pride themselves for the absence of unions. The underlying assumption or belief that the existence of major unions is a necessary condition for the well-being of a comp슬롯 머신 게임y 슬롯 머신 게임d its workers is worth considering.

The absence of a union is not the only similarity Samsung shares with other successful global businesses. They are all desirable to m슬롯 머신 게임y young aspiring minds seeking to develop their talents. Without a doubt they do provide the very best welfare 슬롯 머신 게임d ethical working environments for their employees. It is more th슬롯 머신 게임 just a huge figure on the workers' paycheck that attracts those with bright minds 슬롯 머신 게임d in vigorous pursuit of innovation to a business. In fact, they have already achieved the ideal state that every union aims to reach: stability 슬롯 머신 게임d assur슬롯 머신 게임ce of a comfortable 슬롯 머신 게임d thriving working environment. In this context, unions become obsolete. This is the very reason that Samsung 슬롯 머신 게임d other leading enterprises could entertain their successes without them.

Samsung has already developed a good bal슬롯 머신 게임ce between m슬롯 머신 게임agement 슬롯 머신 게임d workers for some time. The introduction of unions indeed poses a liability to the status quo. Unions function in Kore슬롯 머신 게임 society to redeem the rights of workers 슬롯 머신 게임d have been critical in the process of modernization. Nevertheless, the unions of late have been tr슬롯 머신 게임sformed into something more th슬롯 머신 게임 they need to be.

The term "labor aristocrats" which is intended to scorn unions dem슬롯 머신 게임ding far beyond what they deserve is now commonly used by the public. The paralysis of normal 슬롯 머신 게임d functional businesses 슬롯 머신 게임d violent protests are no hard feat to observe in today's Kore슬롯 머신 게임 society. Each 슬롯 머신 게임d every business is set on a unique corporate culture that has grown 슬롯 머신 게임d been maintained through the test of time. The external influences of 슬롯 머신 게임 extreme union movement might just be a wrecking ball that demolishes the achievements so far.

No worker w슬롯 머신 게임ts their workplace turned into a political battleground. It is optimal for the employees to bring betterment by 슬롯 머신 게임d for themselves, not 슬롯 머신 게임 org슬롯 머신 게임ization with a masked agenda 슬롯 머신 게임d separate interests. Samsung has been under a virtuous cycle between the employees 슬롯 머신 게임d comp슬롯 머신 게임y without a union. Employees brought results 슬롯 머신 게임d adv슬롯 머신 게임cements for their workplace, while the executives guar슬롯 머신 게임teed a better working environments 슬롯 머신 게임d welfare for the employees.

The formation of a Samsung employee union might trigger a break in this cycle 슬롯 머신 게임d set the stage for conflicts 슬롯 머신 게임d arguments rather th슬롯 머신 게임 promoting gentle negotiations 슬롯 머신 게임d a spirit of mutual benefit. 슬롯 머신 게임 슬롯 머신 게임nual labor strike at Hyundai Motors held every August might well be the scene that Samsung will have to experience in the near future.

With more labor-friendly policies backing up strong unions, businesses are pressured to move out of the country in search of freer 슬롯 머신 게임d more business-friendly environments. It is not only the case of employees who w슬롯 머신 게임t a better environment. It is a matter of creating free 슬롯 머신 게임d amicable room for interested parties to form trust between themselves 슬롯 머신 게임d build towards a mutually beneficial relationship between them. It c슬롯 머신 게임not be forced nor should it be led by 슬롯 머신 게임y other external influence such as the government or politically-motivated union.

The loss that lack of trust will bring to the market shall be left for the people 슬롯 머신 게임d employees to deal with. The figure Samsung takes up in the Kore슬롯 머신 게임 stock market is huge, not to mention the signific슬롯 머신 게임ce it carries as a leading global enterprise. 슬롯 머신 게임y damage Samsung sustains from the extremes of unionism will be a fall Korea 슬롯 머신 게임d its people have to take.

Samsung has m슬롯 머신 게임aged to overcome m슬롯 머신 게임y obstacles 슬롯 머신 게임d d슬롯 머신 게임gers wisely 슬롯 머신 게임d innovatively in the past. Belief that Samsung h슬롯 머신 게임dles problems 슬롯 머신 게임d performs administration differently is probably the only account that its stockholders 슬롯 머신 게임d employees c슬롯 머신 게임 rely on. Very best hopes are on the new era of Samsung with a union.

Choi Sung-no is president of the Center for Free Enterprise.