The All Japan Garrison Forces Labour Union (GFLU; , Zenchuro) is a

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representing civilian workers for the

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. The union was founded on 1 September 1946, and in 1950 it was a founding affiliate of the

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. By 1958, it had 81,753 members. It undertook industrial action for pensions in 1954, a fairer wage system in 1963, against redundancies in 1964, and for higher pensions in 1968. With declining employment in the area, by 1970 the union had only 25,320 members. From the late 1980s, the union was affiliated to the

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, and by 1996 its membership had fallen to 14,314. In 2001, it joined the new

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, while maintaining its organisation.

External links

*{{official website, https://www.zenchuro.com/

References

Defence and munitions trade unions Trade unions established in 1946 Trade unions in Japan