At this year's spring labor offensive, the labor organization "Zenroren" compiled the responses provided by management so far.
The proposed wage increase is 5645 yen per month on average, or 2.07% at a rate of 2.07%, which is higher than the same period last year, but is not commensurate with the price increase, and will continue negotiations.
The Zenroren/National Trade Union Confederation, which has about 700,000 members, has set the date for asking management to respond to the demand for wage increases on the 8th of this month, one week earlier than the concentrated response date set by the Rengo. The situation was announced on the 10th.
According to this, responses were given by the management of 183 unions, and the average monthly wage increase, which is the sum of the amount equivalent to the base increase and the regular salary increase, was 5,645 yen, or 2.07%.
Although the monthly wage is 710 yen and the rate is 0.2 points higher than the same period last year, there is a large gap from the monthly wage increase of 30,000 yen and 10% or more demanded by the Zenroren, and only 23 unions have reached an agreement.
Also, by industry, while there were relatively high levels of responses in the manufacturing and retail industries, there were also proposals lower than last year in the welfare and nursing care fields.
Koichi Kurosawa, head of the secretariat, said, "I think this response is the result of our efforts to fight against the backdrop of the strike, but I must say that it is a low-cost response that not only does not allow us to hope for an improvement in living conditions, but also cannot cover the rapid rise in prices. I want to continue fighting for a re-answer that matches the demand for a significant wage increase."