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More than driving stock prices higher , the AI boom is now triggering billion-dollar labor battles. In one of the clearest signs yet of how valuable AI infrastructure has become, workers at Samsung Electronics have rejected a bonus package worth up to $340,000 per employee, according to Tom’s Hardware . Instead, they’re pushing for a compensation structure that could bring payouts closer to $1 million, and they’re willing to strike to get it.

At the center of the dispute is the question of if AI is generating historic profits , who gets to share in them?

Why a $340,000 bonus wasn’t enough

Samsung’s semiconductor division has been riding the wave of AI demand , particularly for memory chips used in data centers and AI systems. To reflect that success, the company reportedly offered workers a bonus tied to a percentage of operating profit.

On paper, it’s an eye-popping number, roughly $340,000 per employee. Yet, workers are rejecting it.…