In this spring battle, the labor unions of major machine makers submitted a request to the management on the 12th, and labor-management negotiations started in earnest.
As the company's business performance becomes severe due to the impact of the new coronavirus, we are focusing on improving the working environment by forgoing the demand for wage increases equivalent to raising the base.
Of these, at the IHI headquarters in Koto-ku, Tokyo, a labor union executive submitted a request to management on the morning of the 12th.
This year, as a countermeasure against the new coronavirus, we used the largest room in the head office, and instead of handing over the request form as usual to avoid contact, the union executives read the contents aloud.
IHI's mainstay aircraft sector's profits have been sluggish due to the spread of infection, and the union has postponed the request for a wage increase equivalent to a base increase for the first time in eight years based on the company's harsh business performance, and also requested a lump sum 5 It is below the 5.1 month contract for months and last year.
On the other hand, we are focusing on improving the working environment, such as requesting a new special leave when employees are forced to wait at home due to infection with the new coronavirus.
On the 12th, the union side submitted a request for a wage increase at Kawasaki Heavy Industries, the same machine maker, and next week, the labor unions of automobile manufacturers and electronics manufacturers will also submit a request, and labor-management negotiations will begin in earnest.