Doro-Chiba
| Native name | Kokutetsu-chiba-dōryokusha-rōdōkumiai |
|---|---|
| Founded | March 30, 1979 |
| Country | Japan |
| Website | www |
National Railway Chiba Motive Power Union (国鉄千葉動力車労働組合 Kokutetsu-chiba-dōryokusha-rōdōkumiai?) is a Japanese trade union, which is usually referred to as Doro-Chiba (動労千葉 Dōrō-chiba?). It has also been referred to as the Chiba Motormen's Union in English. It split from the National Railway Motive Power Union (Doro) in 1979.
Doro split from the National Railway Workers' Union (Kokuro) in 1951, and was considered to be more left-leaning. It was a major union, along with Kokuro, representing workers who worked for Japanese National Railways (JNR).
In 1979, the Chiba Prefecture chapter of Doro split off to form an independent union, which became known as Doro-Chiba. It split off after its executive committee members had been expelled from Doro because of their support for Sanrizuka-Shibayama Union to Oppose the Airport.
As of 1985, the union had 1,100 members, and on November 28, 1985, it staged a strike to protest against the plans of the Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone's government to privatize JNR and lay off workers. The government strongly condemned the strike, as government workers in Japan are forbidden to strike. In addition there were a number of acts of sabotage and vandalism that stranded 10 million commuters in Tokyo and 200,000 in Osaka. The 24-hour strike caused 135 trains between Tokyo and Chiba prefecture to be cancelled, and JNR's management decided to fire more than 100 workers for staging the illegal walkout.
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