General Union of Young Workers in Tokyo
(Shutoken Seinen Union) agreed with Zensho Co., the holding company of Sukiya
beef-bowl chain, to settle the case where the restaurant operator had kept
refusing to have collective bargaining sessions with the union. The settlement
was finalized on December 21 at Tokyo District Court. The union had a news
conference on December 25 at the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.
(Photo) Part-time workers of Sukiya
joined the union that is based on individual affiliation and had been
struggling since 2007 to reclaim unpaid overtime and improve their working
conditions in general. Zensho, however, kept refusing to have a collective
bargaining session, claiming that an individual-affiliated union is not a
qualified negotiating party. While Tokyo Metropolitan Labor Relations
Commission and Central Labor Relations Commission ordered the company to have
bargaining sessions with the union, Zensho filed a suit against Central Labor
Relations Commission demanding for the dismissal of its ruling. The present
settlement in favor of the union has reconfirmed the ever increasing importance
of labor unions based on individual affiliation and community unions. Shutoken
Seinen Union will make greater efforts to improve working conditions of
non-regular workers. (YAMADA Shingo, Shutoken Seinen Union)
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Friday, January 11, 2013
Increased Significance of Individual-Affiliated Unions: Zensho Apologizes for Rejecting Collective Bargaining
Friday, March 9, 2012
General Union of Young Workers in Tokyo Wins Lawsuit against Sukiya
Tokyo District Court
ordered Zensho Co, a gyudon chain, to respond faithfully to collective
bargaining sessions with General Union of Young Workers in Tokyo (Shutoken Seinen Union). The company
took the central labor commission in 2007 to court in demand for dismissing its
ruling. Zensho’s defeat officially recognizes its illegal act to refuse
collective bargaining sessions for the third time. Unlawful act by Japan’s
number one restaurant operator should not be allowed. Zensho should immediately
respond to the collective bargaining with the union. It is not easy for
part-timers and casual workers to join a union for their rights, but the
unionists will not give up. We are determined to continue the struggle until
our rights are respected. We call on other casual workers and supporters never
give up even if forced to work in a terrible working conditions and to stand up
together. (By General Union of Young Workers)
全面敗訴!~首都圏青年ユニオンとの団交を命じる東京地裁判決
牛丼すき家を経営するゼンショーが、2007年以来、首都圏青年ユニオンとの団交を拒否していることに対して、すでに都労委命令、中労委命令が出ているが、中労委命令の取り消しを求める裁判で、原告のゼンショーが敗訴した。すき家・ゼンショーは、三度にわたり団交拒否の違法性が認定された。外食産業第一位企業の違法を許すことはできない。すき家・ゼンショーは、ただちに団交に応じるべきである。アルバイトやパート労働者が労働組合に加入してたたかうということは並大抵のことではない。しかし、私たちの組合員があきらめることはない。自らの生活と権利の獲得のために奮闘し続けることを決意している。私たちは、今回の裁判勝利を経て、さらにゼンショーの違法行為を厳しく糾弾するとともに、広く非正規労働者に、破壊的な労働環境でもあきらめずに立ち上がることを呼びかけるものである。(首都圏青年ユニオン)
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