National Union of General Workers (Sohyo)
The National Union of General Workers (Japanese: 全国一般労働組合, Zenkoku Ippan) was a general union in Japan.
The union was established in 1955 and affiliated to the General Council of Trade Unions of Japan (Sohyo). By 1967, it had 101,200 members.[1] In 1983, its membership was described as "taxi drivers, salesmen, clerks in small bookstores and supermarkets, and the like".[2]
In 1989, the union affiliated to the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, but a substantial minority of members disagreed with this, and split away to form the Zenroren National Union of General Workers.[3] By 1996, the union was down to 60,096 members.[4] In 2006, it merged into the All-Japan Prefectural and Municipal Workers' Union.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Chaffee, Frederick H. (1969). Area Handbook for Japan. Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.
- ^ Shirai, Taishirō (1983). Contemporary Industrial Relations in Japan. University of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 9780299092801.
- ^ Seifert, Wolfgang. Gewerkschaften in der japanischen Politik von 1970 bis 1990. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. ISBN 9783322899309.
- ^ "List of RENGO affiliated union members" (PDF). Cross Currents. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "Jichiro" (PDF). JICHIRO. Retrieved 8 December 2021.