History of Japanese Labor Unions 15

The core people who created Eisanro believed that it would not work unless professional organizations (such as associations) and labor unions coexisted, but to do so, everyone's consensus was needed.
At the Cinematographers Association, of which the chairman of the T Eisanro was a member, the idea of ​​"transitioning from an association to a labor union" came up as members discussed the issue.
The majority opinion was that "we should dissolve the association and turn it into a labor union."
No matter how much the core people said "that's not good," the association members all complained that "it's hard to pay membership fees to both the association and the union."
It's true that everyone was losing work and it was hard to make a living.
As a result, film technicians wanted a militant union, not a loose organization like an association.
Those who wanted to remain an association argued, "We can just negotiate with the company about working conditions. We just want professional ties. We just want colleagues who do the same work."
But in the end, those in favor of keeping the association were persuaded and overwhelmed by those in favor of unionization, and they ended up dissolving the association and forming a labor union.
As a result, those in favor of keeping the association stopped paying union dues once they joined the union.
The same thing happened with the lighting and editing part-time workers.

Once they had formed a union, they then had to organize it so that more people could join.

People who are already successful in certain workplaces will naturally be hesitant to join a union.
So, in order to get those people to join the union, the labor union needs to be "flexible."
This "flexibility" can't be acquired without gaining experience.

*The debate over whether to be an association or a labor union is still ongoing. However, since the 1990s, attacks on labor unions by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, the business community, and right-wing groups have accelerated, and while the various film associations still exist, the film labor movement is on the wane.