Samsung May 21 walkout looms 18 days · Meta May 20 8K cuts · US May layoffs hit 38K

Korea's Samsung union said no to wage talks May 12, lines up 50,000-worker full strike from May 21 for 18 days, demanding 15% of operating profit as bonuses. Management eyes $40B loss, waits on injunction. Meta May 20 cuts 8,000 headcount (10%) while canceling 6,000 job posts, pivoting $135B capex from labor to AI infrastructure. May first 10 days US announced cuts top 38,000 (Spirit Airlines 14,000; PayPal 4,760; Cloudflare 1,100).