RENGO collects 6.5 million signatures for a month
24 March 2000
RENGO has been organizing a signature-collecting campaign on the street and at workplace, calling for reliable pension system, repeal of the raise of patient share in medical charges and job creation, RENGO hands 5 million signatures to the chairpersons of both Houses on 6 March. Rengo has collected 6.5 million signatures as of 21 March 2000.

2000 Spring Struggle: Result of wage hike
(As of 22 March 2000)

[Individual-specific wage scale (base-up only)]
*Base-up only
Sample

Simple average (yen)

Previous Wage
 Demanded for 2000

Answered 2000
 Agreed 1999
No. of unions No. of workers wage Raise* Wage Raise* Rate Wage Raise*
Age 35 59 787,309 302,348 302,244 2,546 302,963 744  0.25% 305,758 890
Age 30 5 14,134 281,846 285,946 4,100 284,106 2,260  0.80% 252,550 1,500

[Individual-specific wage scale (base-up and annual increment)]
Sample

Simple average (yen)

Previous Wage
 Demanded for 2000

Answered 2000
 Agreed 1999
No. of unions No. of workers wage Raise Wage Raise  Rate Wage Raise
Age 35 36 153,903 297,832 306,032 9,171 304,502 6,818 2.29% 300,685 6,416
Age 30 47 229,451 269,488 278,162 9,185 275,792 6,289 2.33% 273,846 6,412

[Average wage hike]

Average per capita (weighted average)
 Average per union (simple average)

No. of unions

No. of workers

Average age

Years of service

Average wage
 Demanded
2000

Answered
2000
  Agreed
1999

Age

Years of service

Average wage
 Demanded 2000

Answered 2000
 Agreed
1999
247 1,126,941 38.8 17.5 316,688 8,268 Amount Rate Amount

37.5

16.0

286,754

 Amount

Amount
   Rate Amount
 6,126 1.96%  6,593

8,225

  5,574 1.94%

5,896

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