Workplace committee - Shokubaiin

Japanese: 職場委員 - しょくばいいん
Workplace committee - Shokubaiin
A term used to refer to trade union officials who are employed and who interact with rank-and-file members on a daily basis. The name varies from union to union, and the role also differs depending on the structure of the union organization. Examples include shop stewards in the UK and committeemen in the US. When trade unions in the UK were organized as craft unions (occupational unions), members were spread across many workplaces and union work was carried out by each local organization. Workplace activities such as collecting union dues, encouraging new members to join, and monitoring working conditions were carried out by volunteers from among the rank-and-file members. These were called shop stewards (or fathers of the chapel, checkweighers, etc. in some organizations).

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
労働組合役員のうち,みずからも就業しながら一般組合員と日常的に接して活動しているものの呼名。名称は組合によってさまざまであり,役割も組合組織の構造によって異なっている。イギリスのショップ・スチュアードshop steward,アメリカの苦情処理委員会の委員committeemanなどがこれに相当する。 イギリスで労働組合がクラフト・ユニオン(職業別組合)として組織されていた時代には,組合員が多くの事業所に分散していて,組合業務は地域組織ごとに遂行されていたので,組合費の徴収や加入の勧誘あるいは労働条件の監視など,職場の活動は一般組合員の中の有志が行っており,これがショップ・スチュアード(組織によってはfather of the chapel,checkweigherなど)と呼ばれた。

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