noun
spring labor offensive; annual spring wage negotiations
Refers to the coordinated annual wage bargaining round in Japan, typically led by labor unions in spring. Often used in economic and political news.
今年の春闘では、大手企業が満額回答を出した。
In this year's spring wage offensive, major companies offered full acceptance of union demands.
春
As a result of the spring labor offensive, the wage increase rate exceeded the previous year's.