National Union of General Workers (Sohyo) explained

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

1. Book: Chaffee . Frederick H. . Area Handbook for Japan . 1969 . U.S. Government Printing Office . Washington DC.
2. Book: Shirai . Taishirō . Contemporary Industrial Relations in Japan . 1983 . University of Wisconsin Press . 9780299092801.
3. Book: Seifert . Wolfgang . Gewerkschaften in der japanischen Politik von 1970 bis 1990 . VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften . 9783322899309.
4. Web site: List of RENGO affiliated union members . Cross Currents . 18 November 2021.
5. Web site: Jichiro . JICHIRO . 8 December 2021.