The leadership of the Samsung Biologics union has been charged with leaking trade secret information.
On November 13, the Incheon Police Agency announced that it has referred union chairman Park Jae-sung and another individual to prosecutors on charges of violating the Unfair Competition Prevention Act, breach of trust, and defamation through false statements.
Park and his associate are accused of accessing the company's internal system to obtain details of tax contracts submitted to the company's public relations department, which they allegedly distributed in a union newsletter.
The leaked documents reportedly contained corporate information, including advertising expenditures by media outlets, and the file's properties indicated that Park's name was listed as the author.
Police conducted a search of Samsung Biologics' headquarters in May, seizing records of system access and company entry logs, and concluded that the allegations were substantiated following further investigation.
However, Park has reportedly denied the charges of leaking trade secrets during police questioning.
In a statement released on the same day, the Samsung Biologics union expressed, "We cannot accept the police's judgment," asserting that there is no evidence that the chairman distributed the materials to the media or competitors.
The union warned the company, stating, "If you think that filing a complaint will silence the union and suppress our struggle, you are mistaken," and vowed to continue fighting to address the company's wrongdoings and uphold the legitimate demands of its members.
The Samsung Biologics union had previously staged a strike in March after negotiations with the company broke down and has been conducting a partial strike since November 6.
Meanwhile, negotiations between Samsung Biologics and the union are set to resume on November 17. According to the union, they initially requested to begin negotiations on November 3, but the company proposed delaying the schedule by two weeks, leading to the rescheduled date of November 17.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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