Members of the Postal Workers’Union conducted a sit-in protest in front of the head office of Japan Post on 27 and 28 September. The protest was against the dismissal of 14000 non-regular workers aged over 65 scheduled for the end of the month.
"It is absolutely unacceptable that the company unilaterally made it possible for them to dismiss non-regular workers of certain ages simply by manipulating the employment regulations. Like myself, people of these ages are often playing leading roles among the employees of the sections they belong to. The present decision has taken no consideration of such circumstances in our work places," said outraged Tadanori Fukao (left in the photo), a telephone operator at a call-center. Ryoko Niwa (right in the photo), a delivery driver, criticized JP harshly. "Four colleagues are to be dismissed in my section and it will be impossible for the remaining staff to process the same amount of workload. On the other hand, the same jobs are offered in the employment service office. This is ridiculous! The massive dismissal will disrupt the work at post offices and inevitably result in worsened service."
Among 14000 workers to be dismissed, 32 belong to the Postal Workers’Union. The reporter was informed that they were considering a lawsuit.
(By M)
全国で14000人が「雇い止め解雇」～郵政の横暴に怒りの座りこみ
日本郵政では、9月末で65歳を超える非正規社員14000人が一斉にクビを切られる。これに対して郵政ユニオンは、9月27～28日、郵政本社前で抗議の座りこみを敢行した。コールセンター電話受付業務をしてきた深尾忠典さん（写真左）は「何より許せないのは何の説明もなく、就業規則が変わったというだけでクビになること。仕事も私はリーダー格の存在で、職場の実態を考えていない」と憤る。配達ドライバーの丹羽良子さん（写真右）は、「私の職場で4人が雇い止めになり、仕事が回らなくなる。ハローワークに行ったら、同じ業務の求人が出されていた。本当にふざけている。職場は混乱し業務サービスの低下は必至だ」と厳しい口調で語った。郵政ユニオン所属の雇い止め対象者は32人いるが、提訴も検討中、という。（M）
