Saying “No” to the Shaming of Union Members ～ Tokyo Labor Relations Commission Orders Labor Union Victory in “Arisan Mark no Hikkoshisha” Dispute

 

On August 23^rd, the Tokyo Metropolitan Labor Relations Commission issued an order against the moving company Arisan Mark no Hikkoshisha, known for its ant logo, to resolve its “unfair labor practices” over allegations that the company reassigned a union member to paper-shredding job and put up photo of the member who was punitively dismissed for engaging in union activities. The order was a sweeping victory in favor of the union, in which the Labor Relations Commission, with clarity and detail, ruled the company’s practices illegal. While in the past the commission has ordered companies to issue a statement of apology, it is extremely rare for the commission to demand that the company include the statement in its in-house newsletter and send it to all of its employees. Using the commission’s ruling as leverage to resolve the ongoing class action lawsuit, we will continue the fight to change the core of the company that has become infamous for thrusting the costs incurred from damaged goods onto its workers, who call them “antlion’s death trap” for the high price. We hope that you will continue to support us and tell the company to abide by the commission’s ruling. (SHIMIZU Naoko, Precariat Union.)

 ＊Photo ＝A union member who had been reassigned to a paper-shredding job after joining a union.

シュレッダー係配転はダメ！～「アリさんマークの引越社」都労委が組合勝利命令

アリさんマークの引越社の不当労働行為問題（組合員をシュレッダー係の業務に就かせたことなど、罪状ペーパーを貼りだしたことなど）に関する東京都労働委員会の不当労働行為救済命令が、8月23日、交付されました。完全勝利命令でした。明確に詳細に会社の不当労働行為問題が違法と認定されました。謝罪文の掲示を命じることはあっても、反省文を社内報に掲載し、全従業員の自宅に送付することを命じる不当労働行為救済命令は非常に珍しいです。これをテコに集団訴訟全面解決を実現し、アリ地獄と呼ばれるほどの弁償を社員に強いるような会社の体質を改めていきます。引き続きご支援のほど、お願いいたします。ぜひ会社に「都労委命令を守れ」とお伝えください。（プレカリアートユニオン・清水直子） 　

＊写真＝シュレッダー係に配転されていた当該組合員

A moving company settles out of court in a lawsuit demanding invalidation of unfair transfer

 

 A Hikkoshisha Co subsidiary, Hikkoshisha Kanto, on May 24 settled out of Tokyo District Court in a lawsuit demanding invalidation of unfair transfer of NISHIMURA Ari (not his real name), 35, and compensation. While the company acknowledged that the transfer lacked “corporate equivalency” and filed an apology, it also agree to reinstate Nishimura to the sales division, where he used to work, as well as paying compensation. Nishimura was required to pay 480,000 yen compensation for getting into a car accident in January 2015. As he questioned the company’s demand, he joined Precariat Union and started negotiate with the company. In June, he was transferred to shred confidential documents all day, which halved his salary. Later, he was subjected to disciplinary dismissal, when the company posted a “Letter of Crime” that stated reasons of dismissal with his picture at all of its subsidiaries. The letter was posted also in the in-house magazine. (By TSUCHIYA Tokachi) 

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「アリさんマーク」配転無効の訴訟で和解～合意時も終日「シュレッダー」作業

「アリさんマークの引越社」で知られる「引越社」のグループ会社「引越社関東」の

社員・西村有さん（仮名・35/写真）が、配転無効と慰謝料の支払いを求めていた訴

訟で、5月24日、東京地裁にて和解となった。会社は「異動が社会的相当性を欠い

た」と認めて謝罪。西村さんを元の営業職へ戻し、解決金を支払うことなどに合意し

た。2015年1月、営業職だった西村さんは、運転中に事故を起こして弁償金48万円を

請求された。疑問を持った西村さんは、労働組合・プレカリアートユニオンへ加入

し、団体交渉を申し入れた。同年6月より、終日シュレッダー作業をするだけの

「シュレッダー係」へ異動となり、賃金は半減。のちに懲戒解雇となり、解雇理由を

「罪状」などと記した名前と顔写真付きの文書がグループ全社内で掲示された。同内

容が、社内報にも掲載された。（土屋トカチ）

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