JR West's largest labor union has decided to forego the request to raise the basic salary, the so-called bear, for the first time in this spring battle, saying that the decrease in passengers due to the influence of the new coronavirus has deteriorated business performance. It was.
Due to the influence of the new corona, the number of users of the Shinkansen and conventional lines has decreased significantly, and JR West's earnings forecast for the year to March is the final one only when the sales of the railway business are halved from the previous year. The profit and loss is expected to be in the red, and the scale is said to be 240 billion yen.
The JR West labor union, which 95% of the members of JR West join, has decided to forgo the request for a wage increase, which is equivalent to raising the basic salary = so-called base increase, in this spring battle.
This is the first time that the JR West Labor Union has forgotten Bear's request since the union was formed in 1991.
However, the policy is to confirm the implementation of the standard salary increase according to the year of joining the company, the so-called regular salary increase, and to request a bonus of 3.5 months a year, which is about 2 months less than last year.
JR West union said, "The impact of the new corona is enormous, and we are in a crisis situation that threatens the survival of the company. We would like to proceed with discussions with the company not only from a short-term perspective but also from a medium- to long-term perspective. ".
On the 5th, we will submit the union's request to the company.