Don’t publish IR – Your visa on the line – Health Insurance fight becomes urgent
For a number of years the General Union has been advocating for the right of teachers to be enrolled in…
Why on draft? GABA Belting Survey
Tell us what you think about Gaba's belting system.
Unions launch national campaign to win health and pension rights
>Osaka Immigration Bureau: Monday, 1 June. Four officers of the General Union met with Osaka Immigration officials regarding the recent…
Protest against New Immigration Rules
Date: Friday, July 3 2009
ALT: Dispatch vs. Direct Hire
Are you an ALT?Think working conditions are fair?Think again! Interac teachers recently won direct hire at Kurashiki Board of…
Kurashiki BoE says goodbye to Interac – Union wins direct employment for teachers
Interac, notorious for illegal sub-contracting and its hostile attitude to worker rights, continues to grow across Japan but the union…
Teacher’s schedule restored after GU sends demands
A long-time Union member working as a part-time teacher at several universities in Nagoya received a double dose of bad…
University Class Cancellations – GU Wins Settlement in Nagoya
Many GU members teach part-time at universities and colleges. Working as a part-timer at such institutions has its good points,…
Interac kicked out of Kurashiki Board of Education – Union wins direct employment for teachers
Interac, notorious for illegal sub-contracting and its hostile attitude to worker rights, continues to grow across Japan but the union…
University Class Cancellations – GU Wins Settlement in Nagoya
Many GU members teach part-time at universities and colleges. Working as a part-timer at such institutions has its good points,…
Direct Hire Vs. Dispatch ALT
Are you and your co-workers interested in direct hire? Contact the union to discuss the feasibility.
Shakai Hoken Survey
The General Union is asking members to complete this survey about their health and pension insurance. The information is needed…
NOVA猿橋元社長 公判開始についての ゼネラルユニオン声明
NOVAと新NOVA【ジーエデュケーション】教職員が加盟している労組として、猿橋被告の公判開始にあたっての声明【2009・6・1】「親睦会費横領」は氷山の一角。しかし、これを突破口に全貌解明を NOVAでは、倒産直後に不正なレッスン契約、ファミリー企業もからんだ特別背任などが、当局からも公表され、マスコミ各紙にも大きく掲載した。数十万人という被害生徒の損害や、教職員たちへの賃金不払は、その被害者数や被害額として戦後最大であり、ゼネラルユニオンも、大阪労働局に「送検要請」をし、各国の講師や、被害生徒の会も、調書作成などの捜査に協力してきた。