Yawata Steel Works Dispute

Japanese: 八幡製鉄所争議 - やはたせいてつしょそうぎ

A labor dispute occurred at the government-run Yawata Steel Works in 1920. At the time, there were two unions, the Japan Labor Union and a branch of the Yuaikai, and in January the Labor Union submitted a petition calling for an eight-hour workday, among other things. The authorities refused to negotiate and fired its members, so on February 5th, over 30,000 employees went on strike, and for the first time since the steelworks opened, the blast furnaces went out. Due to the repression, everyone temporarily went back to work. Later, under the leadership of Kato Kanju, they went on strike again. In March, 250 people were fired and 63 were indicted, resulting in a crushing defeat. After this, the steelworks effectively accepted the union's demands, such as implementing an eight-hour workday.

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Japanese:

1920年官営八幡製鉄所で起きた労働争議。当時は日本労友会，友愛会支部の２組合があったが，１月労友会は８時間労働制などの嘆願書を提出。当局が交渉を拒否し会員を解雇したため，２月５日３万余の従業員がスト突入，製鉄所開設以来初めて溶鉱炉の火が消えた。弾圧により一時全員就業。その後，加藤勘十の指導下に再度ストに突入。３月解雇者250名，被起訴者63名を出し惨敗した。このあと製鉄所は８時間制を実施するなど事実上組合の要求をいれた。

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