WEEKLY RENGO No.416

71st May Day Central Rally
"Break the LDP's Depression Politics!"
100,000 gather on a Sunny May Day
(19 may2000)

On May 1st, RENGO held its 71st May Day Central Rally in beautiful sunshine at Yoyogi Park in Tokyo.
Approximately 100,000 working comrades gathered at the Central Rally Ceremony under the slogan "Rise up for Reformation and Revive Japan's Livelihood!"
Prior to the ceremony, approximately 22,000 people joined the "Collective Demonstration for Reformation" divided up into two groups. Participants appealed to citizens holding placards that read, "Create Jobs," "No to Downsizing!" "Stop Check-Off Banning!," etc.

2000 Spring Struggle: Results of wage raise
(As of May 15)

**[Individual-Specific Wage Scale (base-up only)]**
*Base-up only
	Sample		Simple average (yen)
	Sample		Previous Wage	Demanded for 2000		Concluded 2000			Agreed 1999
	No. of unions	No. of workers	Previous Wage	wage	Raise*	Wage	Raise*	Rate	Wage	Raise*
Age 35	143	1,122,794	310,688	313,236	2,712	311,173	485	0.16%	316,296	574
Age 30	48	95,969	278,240	280,803	2,564	278,593	353	0.13%	288,373	385

**[Individual-specific wage scale (base-up and annual increment)]**
	Sample		Simple average (yen)
	Sample		Previous Wage	Demanded for 2000		Concluded 2000			Agreed 1999
	No. of unions	No. of workers	Previous Wage	wage	Raise	Wage	Raise	Rate	Wage	Raise
Age 35	151	320,269	297,006	305,861	8,855	303,473	6,467	2.18%	301,806	7,554
Age 30	126	407,600	266,159	275,098	8,690	272,286	6,127	2.30%	273,616	7,216

**[Average wage hike]**
		Average per union worker (weighted average)							Average per union (simple average)
No. of unions	No. of workers	Average age	Years of service	Average wage	Demanded 2000	Concluded 2000		Agreed 1999	Age	Years of service	Average wage	Demanded 2000	Concluded 2000		Agreed 1999
792	1,685,441	38.7	17.3	310,959	8,510	Amount	Rate	Amount	37.8	15.5	279,377	Amount	Amount	Rate	Amount
						6,068	1.95%	6,496				8,396	5,071	1.82%	5,453

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