noun
full-time union officer on company payroll
A trade union official who works full-time for the union while remaining formally employed by the company. This arrangement is common in Japanese labor relations.
彼は在籍専従者として組合の交渉に専念している。
He is devoting himself to union negotiations as a full-time union officer on the company payroll.
The system of full-time union officers on company payroll is often seen in Japanese labor unions.