The Japanese Metal Industrial Workers' Union ( ja, ゼンキン連合, Zenkindomei) was a
trade union representing metal engineering workers in Japan.
The union founded in 1951, and affiliated with the
Japanese Federation of Labour
The Japanese Federation of Labour ( ja, 日本労働組合総同盟 ''Nippon Rōdō Kumiai Sōdōmei'') was a national trade union federation in Japan.
The federation was established in 1946, principally through the efforts of trade unionists who ...
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It later joined the
Japanese Confederation of Labour
The Japanese Confederation of Labour (Domei; ja, 全日本労働総同盟) was a national trade union federation in Japan.
The federation was founded in 1964, with the merger of the All-Japan Trade Union Congress, the National Council of Governme ...
(Domei), and by 1967 it was its second-largest affiliate, with 220,044 members. In 1987, it moved to Domei's successor, the
Japanese Trade Union Confederation
The , commonly known as , is the largest national trade union center in Japan, with over six million members as of 2011.Rengo websitRengo brochure 2010-2011 Retrieved on July 6, 2012 It was founded in 1989 as a result of the merger of the Japan ...
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On 9 September 1999, it merged with the
National Metal and Machinery Workers' Union
The National Metal and Machinery Workers' Union (MMU, ja, 全国金属機械労働組合, Kinzokukikai) was a trade union representing workers in small and medium-sized engineering works in Japan.
The union was founded in 1989, when the Nationa ...
to form
JAM
Jam is a type of fruit preserve.
Jam or Jammed may also refer to:
Other common meanings
* A firearm malfunction
* Block signals
** Radio jamming
** Radar jamming and deception
** Mobile phone jammer
** Echolocation jamming
Arts and entertai ...
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References
Engineering trade unions
Trade unions established in 1951
Trade unions disestablished in 1999
Trade unions in Japan