A new form of union organizing in Japan? Community unions and the case of the McDonald's 'McUnion

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ID2373633
AutoresTony Royle (0000-0002-2209-4170, Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway), Edson I Urano (University of Tsukuba), Edson Urano (University of Tsukuba)
Ano2012
Volume26
Fascículo4
Páginas606-622
Data de publicação2012-08-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoWork Employment and Society (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0950-0170 • E-ISSN: 1469-8722
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0950017012445093
OpenAlexW2112845406
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas9
Referências citadas30

The article examines how and why a new independent trade union was established in McDonald's Japan in 2006. We discuss these developments both within the McDonald's 'system' and the broader context of the growth of community unions in the Japanese employment system. The findings suggest that the 'McUnion' could be seen as a new form of trade union organizing in Japan; unlike an enterprise union it is independent of the employer and recruits 'non-regular' workers, yet unlike most community unions is established in one large employer, on a national rather than regional basis, has largely retained its membership and was established and operates with the direct involvement of the main Japanese Trade Union Confederation, Rengo

Context (archaeology · Economic integration · Economics · European union · Geography · International free trade agreement · International trade · Political economy · Political science · Single market · Trade union · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Social Policy and Reform Studies