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Soaring demand for the high-bandwidth memory chips powering AI systems is expected to generate huge profits. Now, workers at Samsung Electronics have struck a deal to share some of that wealth. Under a new labor agreement, some 78,000 semiconductor employees will receive more than 10% of company profit. Rutgers University’s Joseph Blasi tells The World’s Host Carolyn Beeler that tech firms worldwide will be watching the deal closely.