Taiwan president calls for Micron, workers to negotiate 'sincerely' ahead of possible strike

Taiwanese president attends opening of new Micron factory Micron faces possible strike action in Taiwan Taiwan is an important manufacturing base for Micron By Yi-Chin Lee and Ann Wang TAICHUNG, Taiwan Oct 15 (Reuters) — Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te called on Thursday for US memory chipmaker Micron Technology and its workers to negotiate "sincerely" ahead of a possible strike by the company's union in Taiwan. Last week, a Taiwanese union representing workers at Micron said it had secured authorisation from its members to strike over a dispute concerning the company's bonus scheme, escalating a labour conflict at the chipmaker's largest manufacturing hub. Micron employs about 15,000 people in Taiwan, one of its most important manufacturing hubs, and has said it invested more than T$1.6 trillion ($49.4 billion) on the island. Speaking in Taichung at the opening of a new Micron advanced assembly and testing facility, Lai said he hoped the government and private sector could work together to promote stronger communication between labour and management. "We also hope both labour and management will uphold the spirit that fish need water and water needs fish, continuing to negotiate