The executive committee held a press conference on the so-called "Non-regular Spring Fight," in which non-regular employees gather to demand wage increases at their respective workplaces, and announced that it will demand a wage increase of 10% or more in next year's Spring Labor Campaign, saying that it will be difficult to maintain a living amid prolonged price hikes.
The "Non-regular Spring Fight" is an initiative in which non-regular employees gather to demand wage increases at their respective workplaces, and 36 of the 16 companies negotiated with us in the first Spring Labor Negotiation achieved wage increases.
Regarding next year's policy, the executive committee of labor unions that support non-regular workers held a press conference and announced a policy to demand a wage increase of 10% or more at the workplace of non-regular workers.
In this year's Spring Labor Conference, we called for a wage increase of "10% across the board," but as the wage level of non-regular workers is low amid the prolonged price hike, it is difficult to maintain their livelihoods, so we will strengthen the expression "10% or more" next year and demand a further wage increase.
Kotaro Aoki, co-president of the General Support Union, said, "This year's spring wage wage is said to be the highest level in 30 years, but it is clear that wages are not keeping up with inflation. I would like to create momentum for irregular spring fights and demand wage increases."
From January next year, we will submit a written request to the management of each company requesting a wage increase, and we will also proceed with negotiations by holding strikes depending on the situation.