Steel maker union submits request form Spring labor-management negotiations begin full-scale February 7 12:26

On the 7th, after the top of a major company, the union of a steel maker submitted a request to the management side for a wage increase of 6000 yen in two years in total, and the labor negotiations of Kotonoharu fighting began in earnest. Was.

Among these, the union of the largest steel company in Tokyo, Chiyoda-ku, “Nippon Steel” has instructed management to raise monthly wages by 3,000 yen each for a total of 6,000 yen in two years from FY2020 and FY21. Submitted request form.

The unions of JFE Steel and Kobe Steel also require a 6,000 yen increase in wages over the same two years.

In the steel industry, the decline in exports of steel products due to the effects of U.S.-China trade friction has led to a decline in business performance, and attention is being paid to how far management will respond.

As the uncertainty over the future of the global economy is increasing due to the spread of the new coronavirus, the spring fight in Kotoshi is trying to maintain the momentum of wage increases, and to resolve the difference in treatment between regular employees and non-regular workers. The focus is on Japanese-style employment, such as seniority-based wages.

The machine manufacturer's union will also submit a request on the 7th, and next week, unions such as automobiles and electric appliances will also submit a request, and negotiations will start in earnest toward the concentrated response date in the middle of next month.