Time-limited strike of Mr. Hiratsuka (a Union Yokosuka member) at Nissan settled

HIRATSUKA Ryoji, an assembly line worker at Nissan and our union member, ended his 2-hour strike at its Oppama Plant last January, which he had continued every day since July 2012 over his return to workplace after his 3-year leave of absence due to low back pain. Since Nissan clearly stated not to impose any disciplinary punishment against him by reason of the action he had taken, we reached an agreement with Nissan that Mr. Hiratsuka would continue to work on light duty from February onwards in accordance with his handicap.

Nissan has a reinstatement program for those who took a leave of absence due to a mental illness. However, the auto manufacturer has not changed its policy that assembly line workers be allowed to return only to the previous position. Mr. Hiratsuka achieved a great deal by leaving Nissan’s in-house union and joining the Union Yokosuka. On March 11, 2013, we concluded an agreement with the company at the Kanagawa Prefectural Labor Relations Commission.

Nissan has significantly reduced production in all of its plants and some uncertainties remain, but our union is still satisfied with the settlement through labor-management negotiations that will continue at Nissan. The auto manufacturer has fully accepted a request for an annual bonus from the in-house union in its spring labor offensive.

KOJIMA Takeshi

President

時限ストで闘ってきた日産追浜工場・平塚さん（ユニオン・ヨコスカ）の争議が和解

　腰痛症による３年間の休職後の復職をめぐって、昨年の7月以降闘い続けた日産追浜工場の平塚良治ユニオンヨコスカ組合員の無期限の時限スト（２時間）は本年1月末で終了した。会社はこのことに関して懲戒処分しない（棚上げ）と言明したことで、平塚組合員は２月より本人の障害に合わせた軽作業を続けることで労使は合意した。
　日産では、メンタルでの休職後の職場復帰プログラムは作られている。しかし、ライン労働での休職後の職場復帰では、原職復帰以外は認めないという方針を変えていない。その中で日産労組を脱退して、ユニオンヨコスカに加入して勝ち取ったこの成果は大きい。３月１１日に添付の通り神奈川県労働委員会の場で和解の協定書を結んだ。
　日産では今工場全体で大幅な減産体制にあり、今後まだまだ課題が山積しているが、労使交渉での道が開かれたことで、ひとまず組合はこれで良しとした。今春闘で日産は年間一時金要求に対しては満額回答であった。

ユニオンヨコスカ
執行委員長 小嶋 武志