Samsung, union resume talks in last ditch attempt to avert strike

Samsung Electronics and its labor union continued government-mediated talks Monday, as both sides sought a last-minute breakthrough ahead of a strike planned for Thursday. The second post-mediation session, arranged by the National Labor Relations Commission, opened Monday morning at the government complex in Sejong, after both sides accepted Labor Minister Kim Young-hoon’s request to return to the table. NLRC Chairman Park Soo-geun said after the morning session that the talks would continue un