{"id":2017570,"date":"2023-08-30T23:56:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T03:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/japan-sees-rare-strike-as-workers-at-landmark-department-store-protest-sale\/"},"modified":"2023-08-30T23:58:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T03:58:00","slug":"japan-sees-rare-strike-as-workers-at-landmark-department-store-protest-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/japan-sees-rare-strike-as-workers-at-landmark-department-store-protest-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"Workers at a landmark department store in Japan stage a rare strike to protest against its sale."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjapan-sees-rare-strike-as-workers-at-landmark-department-store-protest-sale%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2017570&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h2>Workers at Tokyo Department Store Go on Strike<\/h2>\n<p>By\u2063 Ritsuko Shimizu and Rocky Swift<\/p>\n<p>In \u2064a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wild-turkeys-wild-ride\/\" title=\"Wild Turkey\u2019s Wild Ride\">dramatic turn<\/a> of events, workers at a major Tokyo department\u200b store have gone on strike \u2063after failed\u200c negotiations with management. This marks the first major walk-out the country has seen in decades.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Approximately 900 workers at the flagship Seibu store in\u2062 the bustling district of Ikebukuro \u2062are protesting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flashback-democrats-cut-trumps-replenishment-of-oil-reserve-when-prices-were-cheap-strike-a-blow-to-big-oil\/\" title=\"Flashback--Democrats Cut Trump\u2019s Replenishment of Oil Reserve when Prices Were Cheap: Strike a Blow to Big Oil\u00a0\">planned sale<\/a> of their company,\u200d Sogo &#038; Seibu, to U.S. fund Fortress Investment \u200bGroup. They \u2064are \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israels-pm-bennett-holds-separate-talks-with-with-putin-and-zelensky\/\" title=\"Israel\u2019s PM Bennett Holds Separate Talks With With Putin and Zelensky\">demanding guarantees<\/a> for job security and business continuity, expressing dissatisfaction with the \u2064reported plans for discount electronics retailer Yodobashi Holdings to take over half of the store.<\/p>\n<p>Critics, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/japan-sees-rare-strike-as-workers-at-landmark-department-store-protest-sale\/\" title=\"Workers at a landmark department store in Japan stage a rare strike to protest against its sale.\">including local officials<\/a> in Ikebukuro, argue that such a change would tarnish the store&#8217;s\u200b image. It is worth noting that Yodobashi is Fortress&#8217;s partner in the \u2063deal.<\/p>\n<p>This strike, the first \u200cat a major Japanese department store in 61 years, comes after months of negotiations between Sogo &#038; Seibu management and the workers&#8217; union.<\/p>\n<p>Strikes are extremely rare in Japan, where negotiations over \u200cwages and work conditions are typically resolved\u200d amicably. <\/p>\n<p>Seven &#038; i, the parent company of Sogo &#038; \u200bSeibu, has issued an apology for the \u200dstrike and has stated that they will continue to engage in talks with the union.<\/p>\n<p>Other Seibu \u200cand Sogo department stores remain\u2064 open for business as usual.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>  (Reporting by Ritsuko\u200d Shimizu and Rocky Swift; Writing by Chang-Ran Kim; Editing by Edwina Gibbs)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/uncategorized\/japan-sees-rare-strike\/attachment\/people-supporting-the-strike-by-a-workers-union-of-sogo\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/uncategorized\/japan-sees-rare-strike\/attachment\/file-photo-file-photo-logo-of-seven-i-holdings\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>Mitch McConnell&#8217;s Case for\u200b Staying in the Senate GOP<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>Former President Donald Trump to be Arraigned\u2064 in Georgia<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>BlackRock \u2063Eases Support for Shareholder Proposals<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>U.S. Economy Shows Contraction,\u200c Credit \u2063Rating Downgraded<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>Chinese Tech Firms Open AI Language Models<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>Google Introduces Generative AI to Search Tool in India and Japan<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>Salesforce Raises Revenue Forecast, Exceeds Sales Estimates<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tokyo went on strike today as negotiations with management regarding the company&#8217;s sale failed. This is the country&#8217;s first significant walk-out in years. 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