More than 2,000 Micron employees had threatened to strike as they pushed for a bigger share of the company's earnings. (EPA Images pic)TAIPEI: A union representing workers at a Micron Technology plant in Taiwan said Thursday it will pull out of further talks with the US chip giant after "our defeat" in trying to secure a new profit-sharing deal.
Surging global demand for chips used in AI data centres has sent revenues soaring for firms like Micron, and as their earnings skyrocket, workers are calling for a bigger cut of profits.
Micron, which makes around 50-60 percent of its memory chips in Taiwan, has been locked in weeks of talks over remuneration with a union representing hundreds of workers at its Taoyuan plant.
