Samsung Electronics union leaders under probe over 'union blacklist'

Two high-ranking Samsung Electronics union leaders are under investigation for allegedly creating a blacklist containing personal information of approximately 100,000 employees. Choi Seung-ho, head of the Samsung Electronics labor union, and an unidentified senior union official are accused of violating the personal information protection law by unlawfully obtaining and compiling a list of employees' union membership.

The investigation was initiated after the union was preparing for a general strike over performance-based bonuses. The senior union official, who previously managed the company's internal systems, is suspected of obtaining a file containing the names of over 100,000 employees and providing it to the labor union.

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