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Thursday, May 28, 2009
Fast Food Union Established! Takano-san, who won lawsuit againstMcDonald’s, becomes leader
On May Day, the Fast Food Union was formed at the office of the JapanCommunity Union Federation (JCUF) in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo. The leader isTakano Hiroshi (center of the photo), who won the “only-in-the-namemanager” lawsuit against McDonald’s in March 2009. He expressed hisdetermination at the establishment meeting, “This victory is notsupposed to be only for me. I would like people having the same problemto learn from my case effectively”. Further, Mr. Takano was eager tocommit himself to union activities, saying, “A trade union supported me.Now it is my turn to assist whoever needs help”. On the same day, theJCUF also negotiated with the headquarters of McDonald’s Japan in themorning under the slogan “May Day for Equal Treatment”. (Ito Atsushi)Reported in JCUF webpage
ファストフード・ユニオン結成!~委員長にマックで勝利した高野さん
5月1日メーデー、ファストフード・ユニオンが全国ユニオン事務所(新宿区)にて結成されました。組合の委員長は、3月にマクドナルドの「名ばかり管理職」訴訟で勝利した高野廣志さん(写真中央)。結成集会では「この勝利を、自分ひとりのものにしてはいけない。同じ境遇にある人たちへ、自分を有効活用してほしい」と就任の決意を述べました。さらに自身の闘いをふりかえりながら「ユニオンが私をサポートしてくれました。これからは自分もお役に立ちたい」と、組合活動への熱意を示しました。当日、全国ユニオンは「均等待遇メーデー」と銘打ち、朝からマクドナルド本社への申し入れ行動なども行いました。(伊藤敦) 報告・全国ユニオンHP
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