General Union Schools and Colleges Branch: Stable employment for all teachers
Last year a bill aiming to stabilize the employment of workers on limited term contracts passed both houses of the…
Part-time lecturers file complaint against Waseda Univ. for violation of labor law
This is a reprint of a recent article from the Japan Press Weekly. It is important that members contact the…
Gaba Pay Increase – collective agreement signed.
In a historical first, the General Union and Gaba have signed a collective agreement guaranteeing a pay increase. Peak hour…
Sexual Harassment in Eikaiwa
One of the issues that we often fail to address in language schools is sexual harassment – of teachers. Companies…
General Union News Archive: 1995 – 2012
It took a long time to go through 17 years worth of the newsletters, but we’ve finally finished our news…
Today in the union office
Newsletters, e-news and web articles are all ways to communicate with members and non-members. Often though, they don’t really give…
New round of negotiations at Gaba
On Monday June 17th the General Union Gaba branch had negotiations with the company at the Gaba Corporation Support Center…
ASKDENNISWHYONDRAFT Strike looms over wages at Osaka Gaigo大阪外語で賃上げを求めてストライキの動き
Japanese and foreign teachers and staff represented by Naniwa Union and the General Union have signified their intention to go…
WHY日本語Ｅ－ＮＥＷＳ 「jNEWS」がスタートwww.jnews.generalunion.org
www.jnews.generalunion.org ゼネラルユニオンのニュースペーパーである「ＶＯＩＣＥ」には、日本語ページがありますが、ＷＥＢニュースの「Ｅ－ＮＥＷＳ」は、英語中心の編集でした。しかし、ここにも、日本語コーナーができることになり、多彩な内容となります。
See our new Japanese eNEWS at www.jnews.generalunion.org
Have you ever been interested in letting your Japanese coworkers know about the union? Well, now you have a great…
Shigaku Kyosai – Are you covered?
Many teachers, even part timers, working in private elementary & high schools, colleges & universities are enrolled in shigaku kyosai…