All Japan Chemistry Workers' Union Explained

The All Japan Chemistry Workers' Union (JCWU, Japanese: 全国化学, Zenkoku Kagaku) was a trade union representing workers in the chemical industry in Japan.

The union was founded on 20 October 1987, by 30 local unions which were expelled from the Japanese Federation of Synthetic Chemistry Workers' Unions (Goka Roren), due to an internal dispute. The union affiliated to the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, initially with 25,000 members, although by 1996, this had declined to only 10,540. In October 1998, the union merged with Goka Roren, to form the Japanese Federation of Chemistry Workers' Unions.[1] [2] [3]

References

  1. Web site: Union Mergers In USA And Japan . IndustriALL . 27 December 2021.
  2. News: Chemical, drug firm unions to reunite . 27 December 2021 . Kyodo News . 27 July 1998.
  3. Web site: 化学一般の沿革・運動の基調 . Kagaku Kansai . 27 December 2021.