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Japan Federation Of Prefectural And Municipal Workers' Unions
The Japan Federation of Prefectural and Municipal Workers' Unions ( ja, 日本自治体労働組合総連合, Jichiroren) is a trade union representing local government workers in Japan. The union was founded on 17 March 1989 by those members of the All-Japan Prefectural and Municipal Workers' Union The All-Japan Prefectural and Municipal Workers' Union ( ja, 全日本自治団体労働組合, Jichiro) is a trade union representing local government workers in Japan. The union was established in January 1954, with the merger of two smaller un ... who did not wish to be affiliated with the Japanese Trade Union Confederation. Instead, the new union became a founding affiliate of the National Confederation of Trade Unions (Zenroren). It claimed a peak membership of 256,000 in 1996, which by 2019 had fallen to 138,655. At that time, it was the second largest affiliate of Zenroren. Around 15% of its members are temporary or contract staff, and it campaigns for their roles to be ...
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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 (such as holiday, health care, and retirement), improving working conditions, improving safety standards, establishing complaint procedures, developing rules governing status of employees (rules governing promotions, just-cause conditions for termination) and protecting the integrity of their trade through the increased bargaining power wielded by solidarity among workers. Trade unions typically fund their head office and legal team functions through regularly imposed fees called ''union dues''. The delegate staff of the trade union representation in the workforce are usually made up of workplace volunteers who are often appointed by members in democratic elections. The trade union, through an elected leadership and bargaining committee ...
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All-Japan Prefectural And Municipal Workers' Union
The All-Japan Prefectural and Municipal Workers' Union ( ja, 全日本自治団体労働組合, Jichiro) is a trade union representing local government workers in Japan. The union was established in January 1954, with the merger of two smaller unions of local government workers. It was affiliated with the General Council of Trade Unions of Japan A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry. In some usages the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel."general, adj. and n.". O ... and grew rapidly, attaining 559,397 members by 1967. By 1987, it was the largest union in the country, with 1,257,000 members. In 1989, it became affiliated with the Japanese Trade Union Confederation. Members who objected to this affiliation left and formed the rival Japan Federation of Prefectural and Municipal Workers' Unions. The union absorbed the National Union of General Worker ...
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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 Confederation of Labor (''Domei''), the Federation of Independent Unions (''Churitsuroren'') and the National Federation Of Industrial Organisations (''Shinsambetsu''). In 1990, the General Council of Trade Unions of Japan (''Sohyo'') also joined RENGO. As of July 2012, RENGO has 54 affiliate unions and 47 local organizations.Rengo websit Role and FunctionRetrieved on July 6, 2012 Party affiliation RENGO was historically affiliated with the Democratic Party of Japan, but on June 28, 2012, president Nobuaki Koga made a speech at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters stating that the confederation may reconsider its future. In 2014, it endorsed LDP-supported candidate Yoichi Masuzoe for the Tokyo gubernatorial election. Affiliate ...
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National Confederation Of Trade Unions
The , commonly known in Japanese as , is a national trade union center. Founding and history Zenroren was founded on November 21, 1989. Party affiliation Zenroren is not affiliated to any political party, but is generally aligned with the Japan Communist Party. Affiliated unions Current affiliates The following unions are affiliated: There are also prefectural Federations in all 47 prefectures of Japan. Former affiliates Leadership General Secretaries :1989: Kanemichi Kumagai :1998: Mitsuo Bannai :2006: Sakuji Daikoku :Hisashi Inoue :2017: Yukihiro Nomura :2020: Kurosawa Koichi Presidents :1989: Matsumoto Michihiro :Takeshi Ooe :Mitsuru Mikami :Kanemichi Kumagai :Kobayashi Yoji :2006: Mitsuo Bannai :2008: Yoshikazu Odagawa :2020: Obata Masako See also * Labor unions in Japan Labour unions emerged in Japan in the second half of the Meiji period, after 1890, as the country underwent a period of rapid industrialization.Nimura, K''The Formation of Japanese Labor Movemen ...
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Municipal Workers' Trade Unions
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the governing body of a given municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special district (United States), special-purpose district. The term is derived from French language, French and Latin language, Latin . The English language, English word ''municipality'' derives from the Latin social contract (derived from a word meaning "duty holders"), referring to the Latin communities that supplied Rome with troops in exchange for their own incorporation into the Roman state (granting Roman citizenship to the inhabitants) while permitting the communities to retain their own local governments (a limited autonomy). A municipality can be any political jurisdiction (area), jurisd ...
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Trade Unions Established In 1989
Trade involves the transfer of goods and services from one person or entity to another, often in exchange for money. Economists refer to a system or network that allows trade as a market. An early form of trade, barter, saw the direct exchange of goods and services for other goods and services, i.e. trading things without the use of money. Modern traders generally negotiate through a medium of exchange, such as money. As a result, buying can be separated from selling, or earning. The invention of money (and letter of credit, paper money, and non-physical money) greatly simplified and promoted trade. Trade between two traders is called bilateral trade, while trade involving more than two traders is called multilateral trade. In one modern view, trade exists due to specialization and the division of labour, a predominant form of economic activity in which individuals and groups concentrate on a small aspect of production, but use their output in trades for other produc ...
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