At a press conference earlier this year, Confederation Chairman Yoshino expressed his intention to support both the Constitutional Democratic Party and the Democratic Party for the People as before in responding to the upper house elections in the summer.
In this, Chairman Yoshino stated that he would support the summer House of Councilors election by saying, "We will continue to fight based on the Constitutional Democratic Party and also based on the relationship with the Democratic Party for the People." I did.
In connection with the fact that the candidates supported by the union under the coalition are divided into two parties, he said, "It is an election to write the candidate's name and vote, so I want to make it thorough."
Furthermore, regarding the policy of requesting the Constitutional Democratic Party to dissolve the cooperative relationship with the Communist Party, "Since the Constitutional Democratic Party became a new system, the schedule has not been adjusted and communication has not been possible. I want to convey the idea of. "
On the other hand, regarding this year's shunto, Chairman Yoshino reiterated his idea of requesting a total wage increase of about 4%, which is equivalent to a regular salary increase and a "base increase."
He added, "Wages are accumulated through labor-management negotiations, and the government does not intervene. Even if productivity is increased, it has not led to investment in people, so we will discuss such issues firmly. I want it. "