shuntō

…the annual “spring offensive” (shuntō). Strikes, however, do not last long. Frequently, as in the “spring offensive,” strikes are scheduled in advance as a series of short work stoppages.

…demands by launching the first shuntō (“spring offensive”); this has since been continued annually for the bargaining of general wage and benefit increases in April, when Japan’s fiscal year begins. Shuntō counters the tendency toward disparate settlements at the enterprise level, where union–management negotiations formally occur, and also spills over…