[APWSLMembers 59] Re: privatization bills were scrapped in Japan

[Yoko Akimoto]

Thanks, John!

Workers of Yusei Rodosya Union I mentioned about in the following report
are the same workers you met in 1999.
Zenrokyo Postal Workers Union -- they changed their name to Yusei
Rodosha Union last year (they still belong to Zenrokyo). They learned a
lot from mutual exchange between postal workers' unions in New Zealand
and Japan.
I think they will ask for advice about experiences of privatization in
New Zealand again.
We have to collect many negative cases of privatization in New Zealand,
because our struggle against privatization is still going on.
PM Koizumi is reportedly planning a revised bill which may be more
convincing or clever. If he wins the majority in the snap election
scheduled on Sept 11, he will inevitably submit the new bill 

Yours
Yoko Akimoto
(FYI: Yusei Rodosya Union is an organization member of ATTAC Japan.)

On Sun, 14 Aug 2005 18:50:48 +1200
"John Maynard" <links at actrix.co.nz> wrote:

> Dear Yoko and friends
> 
> It is very encouraging to hear your news about a victory in the current
> struggle against the privatisation of Japan Post.
> 
> I was one of a group of five Postal Workers Union members from Aotearoa/New
> Zealand who visited Japan for Mayday 1999. We were hosted by APWSL Japan the
> Yusei Zenrokyo Postal Workers Union and other supporting workers.  We always
> remember the warm and generous hospitality of our hosts and the many other
> Japanese workers we met.  We especially remember the strong ,militant and
> optomistic spirit of the union members!
> 
> We hope you have many more victories!
> 
> We look forward to the fourth APWSL organised workers' exchange visit from
> Japan to Aotearoa/New Zealand later next year.
> 
> John Maynard
> Postal Workers Union
> Aotearoa/New Zealand
> 
>