Regarding next year's spring labor offensive, JAM, a labor union of small and medium-sized enterprises in the machinery and metal industries, has proposed a policy proposal to demand a monthly wage increase of 13,500 yen or more, combining a "base increase" and a "regular wage increase." Summary.
It is 3,000 yen higher than the previous year, and it is the first time in eight years that the required level has been raised.
"JAM" is an industry-specific labor union made up of approximately 2,000 labor unions, mainly small and medium-sized companies in the machinery and metal industries, with approximately 390,000 members.
On the 5th, chairman Katahiro Yasukochi held a press conference in Tokyo to reveal the draft policy for next year's spring labor offensive.
The draft policy calls for an average wage increase of at least 13,500 yen per month, with ▽ 9,000 yen equivalent to a "basic increase" and ▽ 4,500 yen equivalent to a "regular salary increase" according to age and years of service. increase.
This year's demand is 3,000 yen higher than the previous year, and it's the first time in eight years that the demand level has been raised.
The union, which JAM is a member of, has set a wage increase of "about 5%", so it was calculated in line with this.
Chairman Yasukouchi said, "Today's Japan is simultaneously infected with two diseases: rapid inflation caused by external factors and chronic deflation that has lasted for 30 years. We need to overcome this situation and return the Japanese economy to a growth track. The only way to get it on board is to raise wages," he said.
The draft policy will be formally decided at the Central Committee meeting next month.