No Way to Tolerate On-the-Fly Dismissal - Workers Approach Canon Headquarters, Oita

On December 10, the Canon Chapter of Gaten-kei Rentai (Japan Construction and Transport Industry Workers Solidarity Union) visited the Canon headquarters in Oita to make request concerning the downsizing in a scale over 1100. Union Chapter President Shuhei KATO (Photo on the left, a temporary worker of an employment agency) sharply demanded a response saying, "Do you know about what is happening to us? We are told to leave the very day we get a dismissal notice and leave the dormitory on that day as well." The unionists' letter of request includes priority appointment of current sub-contracted employees as fixed-term regular employees of the company and permission for dwelling in the dormitory until new employment is found among other things. The photo on the right is General Affairs officers that would not receive the letter of request. (Tokachi TSUCHIYA)



「今日で解雇」許せない～大分キヤノン本社に申し入れ

12月10日、ガテン系連帯・大分キヤノン分会は、1100人を超す人員削減に対し、大分キヤノン本社へ申し入れを行った。加藤州平ユニオン分会長（写真左・派遣社員）は「今日付で解雇、寮も出ろと言われている僕らのことを知っていますか？」と詰め寄った。申し入れ書では、現在の請負社員などを期間社員として優先的に採用すること、次の仕事が見つかるまでの間、一時的に寮を提供することなどを求めた。写真右は申し入れ書を受け取ろうとしない総務の面々。（土屋トカチ）