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23-yr-long dispute over ex-JNR workers settled at top court

TOKYO, Japan - A member of a group of plaintiffs holds a banner, which reads a legal settlement was reached, in front of the Supreme Court in Tokyo on June 28, 2010, in connection with a 23-year-long dispute over the refusal by Japan Railways group companies, successor of the state-run Japanese National Railways, to hire 1,047 former unionized workers of JNR.

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23-yr-long dispute over ex-JNR workers settled at top court

TOKYO, Japan - Members of a group of plaintiffs and lawyers meet the press in Tokyo on June 28, 2010, after a legal settlement was reached at the Supreme Court on a 23-year-long dispute over the refusal by Japan Railways group companies, successor of the state-run Japanese National Railways, to hire 1,047 former unionized workers of JNR.

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23-yr-long dispute over ex-JNR workers settled at top court

TOKYO, Japan - A group of lawyers for plaintiffs meet the press in front of the Supreme Court in Tokyo on June 28, 2010, after a legal settlement was reached at the court on a 23-year-long dispute over the refusal by Japan Railways group companies, successor of the state-run Japanese National Railways, to hire 1,047 former unionized workers of JNR.

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Kokuro approves compromise package to settle long dispute

TOKYO, Japan - The National Railway Workers Union, known as Kokuro, holds an extraordinary meeting in Tokyo on April 26, 2010, to discuss a compromise package to settle a 23-year-long dispute over the dismissal of labor union members during the privatization of Japan National Railways. The meeting approved the package under which the Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency, which eventually inherited JNR's debts and claims, would pay settlement money to 910 households involved in court battles.

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23-yr-long dispute over ex-JNR workers settled at top court

TOKYO, Japan - Members of a group of plaintiffs and lawyers meet the press in Tokyo on June 28, 2010, after a legal settlement was reached at the Supreme Court on a 23-year-long dispute over the refusal by Japan Railways group companies, successor of the state-run Japanese National Railways, to hire 1,047 former unionized workers of JNR. (Kyodo)

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23-yr-long dispute over ex-JNR workers settled at top court

TOKYO, Japan - A group of lawyers for plaintiffs meet the press in front of the Supreme Court in Tokyo on June 28, 2010, after a legal settlement was reached at the court on a 23-year-long dispute over the refusal by Japan Railways group companies, successor of the state-run Japanese National Railways, to hire 1,047 former unionized workers of JNR. (Kyodo)

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23-yr-long dispute over ex-JNR workers settled at top court

TOKYO, Japan - A member of a group of plaintiffs holds a banner, which reads a legal settlement was reached, in front of the Supreme Court in Tokyo on June 28, 2010, in connection with a 23-year-long dispute over the refusal by Japan Railways group companies, successor of the state-run Japanese National Railways, to hire 1,047 former unionized workers of JNR. (Kyodo)

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Kokuro approves compromise package to settle long dispute

TOKYO, Japan - The National Railway Workers Union, known as Kokuro, holds an extraordinary meeting in Tokyo on April 26, 2010, to discuss a compromise package to settle a 23-year-long dispute over the dismissal of labor union members during the privatization of Japan National Railways. The meeting approved the package under which the Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency, which eventually inherited JNR's debts and claims, would pay settlement money to 910 households involved in court battles. (Kyodo)