Spring labor unions at major electronics companies demand a 13,000 yen monthly wage increase. At Hitachi, Ltd., on the 15th, Miyuki Hanzawa, chairman of the central executive committee of the labor union, submitted a written request to management at its head office in Tokyo.
Negotiations will be in full swing as we approach the central response date in the middle of next month, and the focus will be on the extent to which wage increases will be achieved, says Hitachi Managing Executive Officer Kenichi Tanaka.