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Annual wage negotiations in Japan

An official of the Japan Council of Metalworkers' Unions writes down responses from its member companies in wage negotiations in Tokyo on March 18, 2026, as many major Japanese companies including Toyota Motor Corp. fully meet their labor unions' pay hike demands.

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Annual wage negotiations in Japan

An official of the Japan Council of Metalworkers' Unions writes down responses from its member companies in wage negotiations in Tokyo on March 18, 2026, as many major Japanese companies including Toyota Motor Corp. fully meet their labor unions' pay hike demands.

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Annual wage negotiations in Japan

An official of the Japan Council of Metalworkers' Unions writes down responses from its member companies in wage negotiations in Tokyo on March 18, 2026, as many major Japanese companies including Toyota Motor Corp. fully meet their labor unions' pay hike demands.

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US: CUNY Union Members Arrested During Protest Demanding Higher Wages

Police arrested several protesters as members of the UNCY PSC (City University of New York Professional Staff Congress) and their allies demonstrated outside John Jay College of Criminal Justice in Manhattan on Monday, October 21, to demand higher wages.

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Major manufacturers to implement automatic annual pay hikes

TOYOTA, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. Senior Managing Director Satoshi Ozawa speaks about the management's reply to the union's demand for a pay hike at a news conference at Toyota's headquarters in the city of Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on March 17, 2010, as annual spring labor-management wage bargaining reached a peak.

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Toyota management to accept union demand for annual pay hike

TOYOTA, Japan - File photo taken in January 2009 shows the headquarters of Toyota Motor Corp. in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture.

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Toyota union decides to demand 4,000 yen hike in monthly pay

NAGOYA, Japan - Mitsuyuki Tsuruoka, head of the Toyota Motor Corp. labor union, speaks to reporters at a hotel in the city of Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on Feb. 12 about the union's demand for an average increase of 4,000 yen in the basic monthly pay of regular employees.

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Auto unions lodge demands for pay hikes in wage talks

TOKYO, Japan - Michiyuki Sato (R), chairman of the labor union at Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., hands the union's pay increase demand to Fuji Heavy Industries President Ikuo Mori (L) at the start of their annual wage negotiations at the company's head office in Tokyo on Feb. 14. Labor unions at other Japanese automakers also filed their pay hike demands to their management, effectively launching this spring's annual labor-management wage talks across the nation.

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Car, electrical firms OK pay hikes, Toyota meets union request

TOYOTA, Japan - Masamoto Azuma, chairman of the Toyota Motor Workers' Union, speaks at a press conference in the city of Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on March 15 after the labor union and management agreed on a 1,000 yen rise in basic monthly pay as well as a seniority-based annual pay hike of 6,900 yen.

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Hitachi, Toshiba unions call for 2,000 yen pay hike

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuyoshi Nezu (R), chairman of the labor union at Hitachi Ltd., hands a request for a 2,000 yen increase in monthly pay at the Hitachi head office in Tokyo on Feb. 15. A similar request was presented separately by the Toshiba Corp. labor union.

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Metalworkers' unions presenting pay-hike demands

TOKYO, Japan - Rikio Kozu (R), chairman of the labor union at Nippon Steel Corp., presents the union's wage demands to company director Kizo Hirayama at its head office in Tokyo on Feb. 10 as labor unions at steel and heavy machinery makers and shipbuilding companies began this year's wage negotiations.

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Rengo to seek pay hike for part-time workers

TOKYO, Japan - Participants in a gathering sponsored the Japanese Trade Union Confederation (Rengo) in Tokyo on Feb. 3 shout their slogans ahead of the start of this year's spring pay negotiations. Rengo President Tsuyoshi Takagi said the group will seek wage hikes for part-time workers to narrow pay gaps between them and full-time workers.

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5 carriers file suit over NTT connection fee hike

TOKYO, Japan - The presidents of five telecommunications carriers -- KDDI Corp., Japan Telecom Co., Poweredcom Inc., Cable & Wireless IDC Inc. and Fusion Communications Corp. -- hold a joint press conference in Tokyo on July 17 after filing a suit with the Tokyo District Court against the Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications over the ministry's approval of a hike in connection fees they pay to Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NTT).

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Nissan Motor agrees on pay hike demands in full

TOKYO, Japan - Kuniyuki Watanabe, managing director of Nissan Motor Co., tells a press conference in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Feb. 26 that the company's management will meet labor union pay raise demands in full for this year. The union demanded an increase of 1,000 yen in the basic monthly pay scale and annual bonuses worth 5.8 months' pay.

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Toyota's core union not to demand basic pay raise

NAGOYA, Japan - Masamoto Azuma, chairman of the Toyota Motor Wokers' Union, speaks at a press conference in the town of Fujioka, Aichi Prefecture, on Jan. 7 about the union's decision to abandon a plan seeking a basic monthly wage hike at this spring's labor-management wage talks.

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(2)Toyota Motor, union agree on no pay-scale hikes

TOYOTA, Japan - Masamoto Azuma, chairman of the Toyota Motor Corp. workers union, speaks at a news conference March 13 following conclusion of annual spring wage talks March 13. The union accepted the management's offer for no monthly wage hikes, apart from a regularly scheduled seniority-based monthly hike of 6,500 yen.

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(1)Toyota Motor, union agree on no pay-scale hikes

TOYOTA, Japan - Mitsuo Kinoshita, managing director of Toyota Motor Corp., talks with the media March 13 after Japan's biggest automaker and its union ended annual spring wage talks with an agreement on no pay-scale hikes apart from a regularly scheduled seniority-based monthly hike of 6,500 yen.

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Toyota's Cho hints at modest pay hike

NAGOYA, Japan - Fujio Cho, president of Toyota Motor Corp., speaks to reporters in Nagoya on March 1. Cho suggested that Toyota, despite its solid earnings, will implement only a modest pay hike this spring.

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Metalworkers offered pay hikes, some topping last year levels

TOKYO, Japan - An official of the Japan Council of Metal Workers' Unions writes the amounts of pay hikes offered by the management of the auto, steel, shipbuilding and electrical appliance industries on a board at the council's office in Tokyo's Yaesu district on March 14. If the unions accept the offers, the average pay hike for all industries is likely to surpass last year's 2.06% raise, a record low.

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Kiyohara nets 20 mil. pay rise to stay with Giants

TOKYO, Japan - Infielder Kazuhiro Kiyohara appears at a news conference after agreeing to a 20 million yen pay hike and signing a new one-year deal with the Japan Series champion Yomiuri Giants worth an estimated 300 million yen.

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Top rookie Uehara gets giant pay hike

TOKYO, Japan - Central League Rookie of the Year pitcher Koji Uehara fields questions from reporters after winning a 53 million yen pay raise from the Yomiuri Giants on Dec. 15. Uehara, 24, will make 66 million yen next season, Yomiuri officials said.

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Matsuzaka rewarded with record pay hike

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Pacific League Rookie of the Year pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka of the Seibu Lions speaks at a news conference Dec. 1 after winning a record pay increase for the next season. Matsuzaka, who posted a league-high 16 wins against five losses with a 2.60 earned run average this season, signed a new one-year deal worth an estimated 70 million yen, an increase of 57 million yen on his first contract.

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Demonstrators take to streets across France to demand pay rise

STORY: Demonstrators take to streets across France to demand pay rise DATELINE: Nov. 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: SAINT-ETIENNE, France CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of demonstrators on the streets of Saint-Etienne 2. various of CGT union banners 3. various of protesters STORYLINE: The French union General Confederation of Labour (CGT) launched a new strike call Thursday with demonstrations nationwide asking for a pay hike. A rally was organized at Place de la Republique in Paris while more than 120 demonstrations were organized in many cities in France. On Oct. 18, a little over 100,000 demonstrators gathered across the country while several trade unions called for a strike. "For months, in the face of galloping inflation, workers in all professional sectors have been mobilized to obtain general wage increases," announces the CGT union in a press release before, adding that "the government does not respond to social emergencies and the rise of inequalities only through ineffective measu

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U.S. Fed implements fourth consecutive 0.75-point hike

STORY: U.S. Fed implements fourth consecutive 0.75-point hike DATELINE: Nov. 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:58 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference 2. various of exterior of the U.S. Federal Reserve in Washington D.C. STORYLINE: The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday implemented the fourth consecutive three-quarter point interest rate hike, amid the worst inflation in four decades. The Fed raised its short-term borrowing rate by 0.75 percentage point to the highest level since January 2008. The Fed will "take into account the cumulative tightening of monetary policy, the lags with which monetary policy affects economic activity and inflation, and economic and financial developments," according to a statement. The rate raise is expected to put a dent in consumers' wallets, making it more costly for Americans to pay off debt or obtain a mortgage. The widely-watched consumer price index showed in September that inflation dropped slightly to 8.2 percent on an annua

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Commuters in Ethiopia face transportation headache amid fuel price hike

STORY: Commuters in Ethiopia face transportation headache amid fuel price hike DATELINE: July 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:59 LOCATION: Addis Ababa CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the street view in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's capital 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Amharic): LIDYA ENDESHAW, Taxi user in Addis Ababa 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Amharic): TEWODROS MASRESHA, Taxi driver in Addis Ababa STORYLINE: The soaring price of fuel is impacting transportation service in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's capital where commuters are seen waiting for hours before they could get rides. The Ethiopian Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration recently increased the price of gasoline by 30 percent to 47.83 birr (0.92 U.S. dollars) per liter and hiked the price of one liter of diesel by 38 percent to 49.02 birr. Commuters who spoke to Xinhua said they had to wait for hours for taxis and pay higher fares despite the government's fuel subsidies for commercial transport providers. SOUNDBITE 1 (Amharic): LIDYA ENDESHAW, Taxi user in Addis Ababa "Th

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Rengo to seek pay hike for part-time workers

TOKYO, Japan - Participants in a gathering sponsored the Japanese Trade Union Confederation (Rengo) in Tokyo on Feb. 3 shout their slogans ahead of the start of this year's spring pay negotiations. Rengo President Tsuyoshi Takagi said the group will seek wage hikes for part-time workers to narrow pay gaps between them and full-time workers. (Kyodo)

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Metalworkers' unions presenting pay-hike demands

TOKYO, Japan - Rikio Kozu (R), chairman of the labor union at Nippon Steel Corp., presents the union's wage demands to company director Kizo Hirayama at its head office in Tokyo on Feb. 10 as labor unions at steel and heavy machinery makers and shipbuilding companies began this year's wage negotiations. (Kyodo)

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Hitachi, Toshiba unions call for 2,000 yen pay hike

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuyoshi Nezu (R), chairman of the labor union at Hitachi Ltd., hands a request for a 2,000 yen increase in monthly pay at the Hitachi head office in Tokyo on Feb. 15. A similar request was presented separately by the Toshiba Corp. labor union. (Kyodo)

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Auto unions lodge demands for pay hikes in wage talks

TOKYO, Japan - Michiyuki Sato (R), chairman of the labor union at Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., hands the union's pay increase demand to Fuji Heavy Industries President Ikuo Mori (L) at the start of their annual wage negotiations at the company's head office in Tokyo on Feb. 14. Labor unions at other Japanese automakers also filed their pay hike demands to their management, effectively launching this spring's annual labor-management wage talks across the nation. (Kyodo)

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Labor, management meet over pay hike

Representatives of the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, (R) meet with members of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, known as Rengo, on Jan. 29, 2015, in Tokyo. The focus of their meeting was on if they could achieve wage hikes larger than last year's to create a virtuous economic cycle. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toyota stock price hits all-time high

An electronic signboard shows the stock price of Toyota Motor Corp. at 8,353 yen, up 73 yen, in Tokyo's Nihombashi-Kayabacho district on March 17, 2015. Toyota stock rose to as high as 8,369 yen at one point the same day, hitting the highest level since its listing in May 1949, on buying attributed to its recent decision to offer its largest pay-scale hike of around 4,000 yen at the spring wage talks in a move expected to boost the overall Japanese economy. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Labor, management meet over pay hike

Representatives of the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, (R) meet with members of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, known as Rengo, on Jan. 29, 2015, in Tokyo. The focus of their meeting was on if they could achieve wage hikes larger than last year's to create a virtuous economic cycle. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Labor, management meet over pay hike

Sadayuki Sakakibara, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, known as Keidanren, makes a speech at a meeting with members of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, or Rengo, in Tokyo on Jan. 29, 2015. The focus of their meeting was on if they could achieve wage hikes larger than last year's to create a virtuous economic cycle. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Labor, management meet over pay hike

Nobuaki Koga (front), president of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, or Rengo, speaks at a meeting with members of the Japan Business Federation, known as Keidanren, in Tokyo on Jan. 29, 2015. The focus of their meeting was on if they could achieve wage hikes larger than last year's to create a virtuous economic cycle. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese national labor center leader meets press in Tokyo

Rikio Kozu, new president of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation (Rengo), meets the press in Tokyo on Oct. 22, 2015. Rengo held a Central Steering Committee meeting the same day to discuss strategy for annual wage negotiations in spring 2016. Rengo is poised to demand an average pay hike of around 2 percent. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Car, electrical firms OK pay hikes, Toyota meets union request

TOYOTA, Japan - Masamoto Azuma, chairman of the Toyota Motor Workers' Union, speaks at a press conference in the city of Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on March 15 after the labor union and management agreed on a 1,000 yen rise in basic monthly pay as well as a seniority-based annual pay hike of 6,900 yen. (Kyodo)

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Toyota union decides to demand 4,000 yen hike in monthly pay

NAGOYA, Japan - Mitsuyuki Tsuruoka, head of the Toyota Motor Corp. labor union, speaks to reporters at a hotel in the city of Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on Feb. 12 about the union's demand for an average increase of 4,000 yen in the basic monthly pay of regular employees. (Kyodo)

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Toyota's Cho hints at modest pay hike

NAGOYA, Japan - Fujio Cho, president of Toyota Motor Corp., speaks to reporters in Nagoya on March 1. Cho suggested that Toyota, despite its solid earnings, will implement only a modest pay hike this spring.

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Major manufacturers to implement automatic annual pay hikes

TOYOTA, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. Senior Managing Director Satoshi Ozawa speaks about the management's reply to the union's demand for a pay hike at a news conference at Toyota's headquarters in the city of Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on March 17, 2010, as annual spring labor-management wage bargaining reached a peak. (Kyodo)

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Toyota management to accept union demand for annual pay hike

TOYOTA, Japan - File photo taken in January 2009 shows the headquarters of Toyota Motor Corp. in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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(1)Toyota Motor, union agree on no pay-scale hikes

TOYOTA, Japan - Mitsuo Kinoshita, managing director of Toyota Motor Corp., talks with the media March 13 after Japan's biggest automaker and its union ended annual spring wage talks with an agreement on no pay-scale hikes apart from a regularly scheduled seniority-based monthly hike of 6,500 yen.

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(2)Toyota Motor, union agree on no pay-scale hikes

TOYOTA, Japan - Masamoto Azuma, chairman of the Toyota Motor Corp. workers union, speaks at a news conference March 13 following conclusion of annual spring wage talks March 13. The union accepted the management's offer for no monthly wage hikes, apart from a regularly scheduled seniority-based monthly hike of 6,500 yen.

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Major Japan firms offer to hike pay scales at Abe's request

A man writes responses from major Japanese carmakers in annual wage talks on a whiteboard in Tokyo on March 14, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toyota union to demand over 3,000 yen pay-scale hike

Mitsuyuki Tsuruoka, head of the Federation of All Toyota Workers' Unions, speaks at a press conference in Amagasaki in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, on Jan. 12, 2018. Tsuruoka said the federation of labor unions at the Toyota Motor Corp. group plans to demand a monthly base wage increase of 3,000 yen ($27) or more in upcoming spring wage talks. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's largest labor union to demand 4% pay hike in wage talks

The Japanese Trade Union Confederation, known as Rengo, holds a central committee meeting in Tokyo on Dec. 5, 2017. The largest labor organization in the country decided to demand a pay hike of around 4 percent in annual wage talks starting in early 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's largest labor union to demand 4% pay hike in wage talks

Rikio Kozu, head of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, known as Rengo, addresses a meeting of the labor organization in Tokyo on Dec. 5, 2017. Rengo decided to demand a pay hike of around 4 percent in annual wage talks starting in early 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Major Japan firms offer smaller pay-scale hike

A union official lists responses from major Japanese companies in annual wage talks on a whiteboard in Tokyo on March 15, 2017. The major firms notified their labor unions that they will offer smaller pay-scale hikes than last year -- the second straight yearly fall -- amid uncertainty surrounding U.S. President Donald Trump's economic policies. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Major Japan firms offer smaller pay-scale hike

A union official lists responses from major Japanese companies in annual wage talks on a whiteboard in Tokyo on March 15, 2017. The major firms notified their labor unions that they will offer smaller pay-scale hikes than last year -- the second straight yearly fall -- amid uncertainty surrounding U.S. President Donald Trump's economic policies. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Major Japan firms offer smaller pay-scale hike

A union official lists responses from major Japanese companies in annual wage talks on a whiteboard in Tokyo on March 15, 2017. The major firms notified their labor unions that they will offer smaller pay-scale hikes than last year -- the second straight yearly fall -- amid uncertainty surrounding U.S. President Donald Trump's economic policies. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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5 carriers file suit over NTT connection fee hike

TOKYO, Japan - The presidents of five telecommunications carriers -- KDDI Corp., Japan Telecom Co., Poweredcom Inc., Cable & Wireless IDC Inc. and Fusion Communications Corp. -- hold a joint press conference in Tokyo on July 17 after filing a suit with the Tokyo District Court against the Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications over the ministry's approval of a hike in connection fees they pay to Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NTT). (Kyodo)