Samsung union chief defends father-in-law supplier deal as members prepare for votes

  • Samsung union chief Choi Seung-ho defended buying rally vests from his father-in-law’s company.
  • Daesung General Trading quoted 8,500 won per vest, including printing.
  • Members will vote on two no-confidence motions and a DS-only membership amendment on the 16th.

The Samsung Electronics Labor Union (SELU), a branch of the Samsung Group United Union (SGUU) and the largest union at Samsung Electronics (005930), bought some rally vests from Daesung General Trading, a company headed by chairman Choi Seung-ho’s father-in-law. Choi acknowledged the family connection and said the joint struggle headquarters compared suppliers on price, quality, delivery feasibility and experience before selecting Daesung and Sunho. Daesung quoted 8,500 won per vest including printing, versus 10,000 won from Sunho and 12,000 won from T-Marketing, although disclosed materials do not show the quantities supplied or total amount paid. Choi denied receiving rebates, commissions, refunds or other personal benefits and said the executive team approved the contract. The union will hold a general meeting on the 16th at 2 p.m. to consider no-confidence votes against deputy head Lee Song-yi and Gwangju branch head Lee Won-il, along with a constitutional amendment limiting membership to semiconductor (DS) division workers. If approved, the complete product (DX) division would be excluded.

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