Start 2025 with a Bang: Learn How to Organise!
Want to make real change in your workplace? Our popular Individual Organising Training shows you how to start conversations about…
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Fighting for Unlimited Term Contracts: GU takes International Learning Center to Court
The General Union has taken International Learning Center (ILC) to court after ILC suddenly changed our members fifth contract to…
Think Your University Can Cancel Classes Without Paying? Think Again
When universities cancel classes due to low enrollment, many teachers assume they have no recourse. This commonly happens in two…
Contract Clout: How Unlimited Term Contracts Strengthens Union Bargaining
A recent victory at a Kansai-based university of foreign studies shows the power of unlimited term contracts in protecting members’…
Labor Update Bulletin #210
This bulletin contains information on law changes that have either passed, or are being discussed, in parliament, court decisions, and…
Remote Work Rights in Japan: The General Union’s Perspective Featured in TokyoDev
The General Union’s expertise on remote worker rights in Japan was recently highlighted in an in-depth article by TokyoDev, a…
Secure Stability for Students’ Success! Directly Hire your ALTs!
General Union is supporting dispatch ALTs in Kyoto to be directly employed , and to protect the direct employment of…
Labor Update Bulletin #209
This bulletin contains information on law changes that have either passed, or are being discussed, in parliament, court decisions, and…
General Union and Supporting Workers in Transition
The Japanese EFL landscape offers opportunities as varied as the teachers it attracts. Some seek cultural immersion, while others bring…
General Union makes a request to the Royal Thai Consulate-General, Osaka
On 17 January, General Union members visited the Royal Thai Consulate-General, Osaka and made a written request to the Consulate-General…
Osaka Zenrokyo 2025 Flag Raising: Unions Unite for 2025
On 8 January 2025, the ‘Osaka Zenrokyo 2025 Hatabiraki (Flag Raising Party)’ was held at the Osaka PLP Hall, where…
Labor Update Bulletin #208
This bulletin contains information on law changes that have either passed, or are being discussed, in parliament, court decisions, and…
2025 New Years Day Action Against Union Busting
On the morning of 1 January 2025, as in previous years, a rally against the union busting of the Kan’nama…
PIPs and How to Fight Them – Online Workshop for Tech Workers
The General Union’s IT/Tech Branch kicks off 2025 with an important workshop for tech workers, “How to Fight a PIP”…
Kyoto Board of Education Meets with ALT Union Members to Discuss Employment Concerns
The General Union and the Kyoto Prefectural Board of Education held an information exchange meeting in the Kyoto Prefectural Office…
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Standing Together, Winning Together: From Your Workplace to Across Japan
From language schools to universities to international schools and all across Japan, the General Union had a fantastic year improving…