{
  "id": 19767958,
  "title": "Samsung Biologics Union Chief Referred to Prosecutors",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/samsung-biologics-union-chief-referred-to-prosecutors",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-13T06:44:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BusinessKorea",
    "slug": "businesskorea",
    "url": "https://www.businesskorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=281254"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency has referred two individuals, including Park Jae-sung, the chair of the Samsung Biologics labor union, to prosecutors. They are accused of leaking the company's trade secrets to outside parties under the Unfair Competition Prevention and Trade Secret Protection Act. The alleged offense includes unauthorized access to an internal system, securing sensitive tax invoices managed by the public relations department, and distributing them through a union struggle newsletter. Notably, Park's name appears in the author field of the leaked file, serving as crucial evidence. Police conducted a search and seizure of Samsung Biologics' headquarters in May, securing internal servers and entry-and-exit records. Despite Park's denial of the trade secret leakage allegation, the investigation concluded that the accusations were substantiated. The union and management at Samsung Biologics are currently locked in a severe conflict over wages and collective bargaining talks. The union went on strike in the first half of the year following mediation breakdown in March, escalating the dispute with another partial strike from November 6. As the investigation progresses, further fallout in labor-management relations is expected. Samsung Biologics is focusing on protecting trade secrets, while the union may argue its actions were legitimate. The prosecution authorities are now reviewing whether to indict based on the materials provided by the police.",
  "summary": "The executive leadership of the labor union at Samsung Biologics has been handed over to the prosecution authorities on allegations of leaking the company’s trade secrets to outside parties. The Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency said on Nov. 13 that it had referred two people, including Park Jae-su",
  "key_points": [
    "Samsung Biologics union chief Park Jae-sung referred to prosecutors.",
    "Accused of leaking trade secrets to outside parties.",
    "Investigation concluded accusations are substantiated."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The criminal referral of union leadership for leaking sensitive documents intensifies an existing labor dispute and shifts the struggle over wages into a legal battle over corporate security.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}