Japan_Federation_of_Newspaper_Workers'_Unions

Japan Federation of Newspaper Workers' Unions

Japan Federation of Newspaper Workers' Unions

Trade union in Japan

The Japan Federation of Newspaper Workers' Unions (Japanese: 日本新聞労働組合連合), better known by its Japanese abbreviation Shinbun Rōren, is a trade union representing newspaper journalists in Japan.[1]

History

Shinbun Rōren was founded on 30 June 1950.[2][page needed] It was affiliated with the General Council of Trade Unions of Japan (Sōhyō), and by 1958 it had 27,056 members.[3][page needed]. In 1960, Shinbun Rōren played an active role in the massive Anpo protests against renewal of the US-Japan Security Treaty, with journalists reporting on the protests as part of their job, and then joining the protests after they got off of work.[4] By 1970, membership had grown to 38,057[5][page needed] and reached 41,961 by 1985.[2][page needed]

In 1989, Sōhyō merged into the RENGO trade federation, but Shinbun Rōren decided instead to become independent.[2][page needed] As of 2019, it had 21,876 members.[6]

References

Citations

  1. [1]
    Kapur 2018, p. 229.
  2. [2]
    Seifert, Wolfgang. Gewerkschaften in der japanischen Politik von 1970 bis 1990. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. ISBN 9783322899309.
  3. [3]
    Directory of Labor Organizations, Asia and Australasia. Washington DC: United States Department of Labor. 1958.
  4. [4]
    Kapur 2018, pp. 229, 235.
  5. [5]
    Labor Law and Practice in Japan. Washington DC: United States Department of Labor. 1970.
  6. [6]
    "令和元年労働組合基礎調査". Government of Japan. Retrieved 11 January 2022.

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