The General Union is a legally registered labour/trade union, part of the Japanese labour union movement, and we are open to workers of any category or nationality. Since it was founded in 1991, our union has established a solid reputation for protecting its members' rights and improving their working conditions. We are workers like you who have joined together to protect our livelihoods and rights as workers. As a union, we are able to provide our members advice on workplace issues, and we actively help our members to organize and negotiate in their workplaces. read more about us
社会保険【健保・年金】加入は、法律義務であり、雇用形態や国籍を問わず、不可欠なセーフティネットです。ｾﾞﾈﾗﾙﾕﾆｵﾝの労働相談にも、「病気になったが医療費がない。国民健保や民間損保で、休業補償が支給されない。滞日中の年金非加入で、帰国後も、掛けた年数が不足」などの、深刻な相談が寄せられています。 常勤でさえ、全員加入を怠っている私学・教委や、派遣・語学大手【インタラック・ ...read more
Interac, notorious for illegal sub-contracting and its hostile attitude to worker rights, continues to grow across Japan but the union has been able to stop them in their tracks in Kurashiki, Okayama ...read more
Date: Friday, July 3
Time: 6.30 p.m
Place: Nakanoshima Park (close to Osaka City Hall) Yodoyabashi Station exit 1 (Midosuji Line at 6.10pm)
As reported in the mass media, las ...read more
A long-time Union member working as a part-time teacher at several universities in Nagoya received a double dose of bad news in January this year. First, he was informed by Kinjo university that his s ...read more
Many GU members teach part-time at universities and colleges. Working as a part-timer at such institutions has its good points, but it also has a major downside because it’s so insecure. There’s never ...read more
Thanks to the General Union ECC branch, teachers with substitute shifts will no longer be required to spend money to find out what their working hours are.
After negotiating with the union, ECC agr ...read more
Unlike other language schools, GABA does not recognize its instructors as employees and fails to provide such basics as paid annual leave, workers accident compensation, unemployment insurance, and he ...read more
There's an Interac office out there that "messed-up" on more than 150 contracts and they are now in a mad scramble to get teachers to sign another contract accepting lower salaries. You are not requir ...read more
In 2008, The General Union officially sought indictment NOVA’s former president, Mr Sahashi over non-payment of wages (a violation of the Labor Standards Law). When prosecutors declined to indict, ...read more
We, ALTs, are quite aware of the growing problems that we face in our field on a daily basis. It's time to come together and see what can be done about them.
Come and find out more about at our fi ...read more
Last October, Ryukoku University announced cuts in classes for part-time teachers in the Faculty of Intercultural Communication at the Seta Campus. The reason given was that they were phasing out the ...read more
General Union Schools and Colleges Branch presents...
An open discussion on the issue of DISPATCHING
Date: Monday, May 11, 2009,
Time: 7.15pm – 8.30pm
Place: The Blarney ...read more
