JAM is 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 (s ...

representing manufacturing workers in Japan. The union was founded on 9 September 1999, when the

Japanese Metal Industrial Workers' Union The Japanese Metal Industrial Workers' Union ( ja, ゼンキン連合, Zenkindomei) was a trade union representing metal engineering workers in Japan. The union founded in 1951, and affiliated with the Japanese Federation of Labour. It later joi ...

merged with the

National Metal and Machinery Workers' Union The National Metal and Machinery Workers' Union (MMU, ja, 全国金属機械労働組合, Kinzokukikai) was a trade union representing workers in small and medium-sized engineering works in Japan. The union was founded in 1989, when the Nationa ...

. Like both its predecessors, it affiliated to RENGO. The union initially represented about 500,000 members, in 2,200 local or company unions. Its name is derived from an English language description, the Japanese Association of Metal, Machinery and Manufacturing Workers.

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*{{official website, http://www.jam-union.or.jp/ Manufacturing trade unions Trade unions established in 1999 Trade unions in Japan