The Japan High School Teachers' Union ( ja, 日本高等学校教職員組合, Nikkokyo) was a

trade union A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits ( ...

representing workers at high schools in Japan. The union was founded in 1956, when the All Japan High School Teachers' Union merged with some small, independent teachers' unions. It became affiliated with the

National Council of Government and Public Workers' Unions The National Council of Government and Public Workers' Unions ( ja, 全国官庁労働組合協議会, Zenkankō) was a national trade union federation representing public sector workers in Japan. The federation was founded on 26 November 1946, a ...

and, although initially opposed to the

Japan Teachers' Union , abbreviated , is Japan's largest and oldest labor union of teachers and school staff. The union is known for its critical stance against the conservative Liberal Democratic Party government on such issues as ''Kimigayo'' (the national anthem) ...

, by 1959 the two had agreed to merge at some point in the future. Many members of Nikkokyo opposed this plan, and the merger plan was dropped. By 1980, the union had 30,747 members, and in 1990 membership stood at 29,186. In April 1991, the union merged with the recently founded All Japan Council of Teachers and Staff Union, to form the

All Japan Federation of Teachers' and Staff Unions The All Japan Federation of Teachers' and Staff Unions ( ja, 全日本教職員組合, Zenkyo) is a trade union representing workers in the education sector in Japan. The union was established in April 1991, when the Japan High School Teachers' U ...

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