Ahead of the intensive response day on the 13th of this month for this year's spring labor union, UA Zensen, a union formed by labor unions in the distribution and service industries, held a rally in Tokyo on the 7th to urge small and medium-sized enterprises to continue raising wages. We confirmed that we will continue negotiations in order to have a ripple effect.
UA Zensen is an industry-specific labor union made up of approximately 2,200 unions, including those in the textile chemical, distribution, and service industries.The union has over 1.87 million members, and is characterized by a particularly large number of people working in small and medium-sized enterprises and non-regular employment. .
On the 7th, a rally was held in Tokyo with approximately 1,100 participants, and Chairman Akihiko Matsuura said, ``This year, we must realize a wage increase that exceeds commodity prices.This cannot be achieved through negotiations alone by major companies, and small and medium-sized enterprises will also have to make significant contributions.'' It is especially important that wage increases spread to small and medium-sized enterprises,'' he said, confirming that negotiations will continue to ensure that the flow of sustained wage increases extends to small and medium-sized enterprises.
UA Zensen has set a wage increase policy of ``6% standard'' including regular wage increases during this year's spring labor union, and the level demanded by its member labor unions is the highest since its establishment in 2012. It means that it is.
There have already been a number of responses in response to requests for full pay, and according to UA Zensen, as of the 4th of this month, 25 unions, mainly from the Aeon Group, a major distribution company, have concluded agreements, with an average of 6.7% for full-time employees and 6.7% for part-time employees. This means that the wage increase is 7.03%, which is higher than that of full-time employees.
At the end of the meeting, all participants chanted "Let's do our best!" three times, raising awareness of negotiations.