Feb.13

Nationwide Workers Rally

Protest in front of HQ of JR East ( Oct.16, 2009)

Stop massive unemployment! Revive militant labor movement!

Reinstate 1047 national railway workers!
Stop total outsourcing of inspection and repair work！
Fight against rationalization and establish rail safety!
Saturday, February 13, 2010 1 pm
Tokyo Yoyogi Park B Section, Open-air Stage
Demonstration to JR East Company (Shinjuku) after the rally
Sponsors:
National Railway Motive Power Union of Chiba (Doro-Chiba)
National Railway Motive Power Union of Mito (Doro-Mito)
National Railway Motive Power Union of Takasaki (Doro-Takasaki)
National Railway Motive Power Union of West Japan (Doro-WestJapan)
Doro- Chiba Support Committee
Email: doro-chiba@doro-chiba.org

We stand firm! We continue fighting!
On February 16, 1987, the privatized companies, Japan
Railways (JRs), refused to accept 7,628 workers of theformer Japan National Railways (JNR). All of the rejected
were the members of the unions that opposed theprivatization of the JNR. It was a blatant unfair labor
practice; the dismissed 1,047 workers are still fighting fortheir reinstatement.
After 23 years, the hidden fact is becoming apparent atlong last. At the Tokyo District Court, a former JNR
executive uncovered the fact that the names of the rejected
12 Doro-Chiba members were originally in the list of theexpectants. Matsuzaki, who was taking control over thepredecessor organization of Japan Confederation ofRailway Workers' Unions (JRU) at that time, strongly
pressed JNR and the government not to employ thoseworkers. He urged, “Reject and expel the members of
Doro-Chiba and National Railway Workers’ Union!”
The division and privatization of the JNR was a decisiveand historic attack on workers; far more than ten millionworkers became “irregular workers” after that and lots
and lots of people are now deeply mired in poverty.
The bright future of all workers lies in the victory of thestruggle of the 1,047 dismissed workers. Therefore we
continue fighting for reinstatement until we fight out thedivision and privatization of JNR.

East Japan Railway Company (JR East) is now entirely
outsourcing, inspection and repair jobs of railroad cars.
The full-scale outsourcing of maintenance or track has
already been forcibly conducted. Moreover, the conductors
and station personnel are replaced with extremely low
wage irregular workers who have no right. Now, broken
rails and defects in cars are frequently discovered. If weignore such things, rail safety will totally collapse andanother Amagasaki or Uetsu-line rail accident is inevitable.
The working environment of Japan has been rapidly
deteriorated—job security has completely collapsed. The
dispatched workers are getting fired every minute and they
are driven to the depths of poverty. More and more people
join the ranks of the working poor. Our whole society—social security, health care, education and everything—ison the verge of collapse, and JR companies are still
attempting to force numerous workers into irregular
workforce.
Furthermore, the officials of almost all labor unions arecaving in. We have to bring a definitive end to the present
situation. We, sponsoring unions of this rally, will continue
fighting with firm determination.
Let’s raise our angry voice and revive militant labor union!
All workers, now is the time to unite not to allow
reactionary revision of the Constitution, job cut and andprivatization by the DPJ /Rengo government!

Withdraw dismissal of the 1047 JNR workers!
Stop total outsourcing ofinspection and repair work!
Fight against rationalization andfor rail safety!
Abolish workers dispatch law!
Win a victory in the Spring
Labor Offensive in 2010!
Absolutely No to Doshusei(Wider Area Local GovernmentSystem)—privatization andfiring of 3.6 million public

International Workers Solidarity Rally (Nov. 1, 2009)

workers!
Crush DPJ / Rengo administration with its plan of constitutional revision by the power of national railway
workers, Sanrizuka farmers and people of Okinawa!