The All Japan Postal Labour Union (JPLU, ja, 全日本郵政労働組合, Zenyusei) was a

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 ( ...

representing employees at

Japan Post was a Japanese statutory corporation that existed from 2003 to 2007, offering postal and package delivery services, Retail banking, banking services, and life insurance. It's the nation's largest employer, with over 400,000 employees, and run ...

. The union was established in 1965, as a more right-wing alternative to the

Japan Postal Workers' Union The Japan Postal Workers' Union (JPU, ja, 日本郵政公社労働組合, Zentei) was a trade union representing workers at Japan Post. The union was founded in 1946 and soon became affiliated with the General Council of Trade Unions of Japan (S ...

(JPU). It was affiliated with the

Japanese Confederation of Labour The Japanese Confederation of Labour (Domei; ja, 全日本労働総同盟) was a national trade union federation in Japan. The federation was founded in 1964, with the merger of the All-Japan Trade Union Congress, the National Council of Governme ...

, and by 1967 had 29,426 members. In 1989, it became affiliated with the

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 ...

, and also to the

Postal, Telegraph and Telephone International The Postal, Telegraph and Telephone International (PTTI) was a global union federation bringing together unions of communications workers worldwide. History While a meeting of unions of communication workers was held in Paris in 1911, no lasting o ...

. By 2007, the union had 84,000 members. Inspired by the impending privatisation of Japan Post, it merged with the JPU on 1 October, to form the

Japan Postal Group Union The Japan Postal Group Union (JPGU, ja, 日本郵政グループ労働組合) is a trade union representing employees of Japan Post Holdings. The union was founded on 1 October 2007, with the merger of the Japan Postal Workers' Union and the A ...

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