Restructuring of the Japanese National Railways: implications for labor. From: International Labour Review | Date: January 1, 1994| Author: Watanabe, Susumu | COPYRIGHT 1994 International Labour Office. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

This study traces the restructuring of the Japanese National Railways from the first, ill-fated rationalization programs of the 1960s to the privatization of the first independent railway company in 1993. Focusing on employment and industrial relations, it shows how the railway workforce was gradually scaled down and how mighty trade unions opposed to reform were eventually tamed. Yet, while favorable macro-economic trends facilitated the restructuring process in the 1980s, the downturn of th...

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