NTT union endorses restructure plan

NTT union endorses restructure plan

TAKAMATSU, Japan - The workers union of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NTT) holds a general meeting in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, on Aug. 30. It approved a radical NTT restructuring plan aimed to slash personnel costs through wage cuts or transfers to lower-paid subsidiaries, tagging the approval with stiff conditions that could lead to tough bargaining with management.

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