Despite wage hikes this spring not seen in decades, Japan’s labor movement is in the doldrums. Union membership is at an all-time low and many younger workers are not even aware if they belong ...
Corporate leaders have largely responded to the new unionization with reactive, knee-jerk responses reminiscent of old patterns of laborstruggle. But these emergent unions are a new kind of ...
It’s equally clear that we need a robust labor movement ready to not just defend against the attacks of anti-union politicians ... the tradition of worker struggle. But in order to keep growing ...
saying the hike exceeds what its laborunion had sought. This year’s shunto wage negotiations are being closely watched as Japanese consumers continue to struggle with the rising prices of ...
But she had always thought of Union as a co-directing ... et al – have chronicled labor movements, capturing the against-the-odds struggles, the internal tensions, and the challenges of ...