Health and Pension Rights Now! Are you eligible for Shakai Hoken this October? Contact us Now!!
Unlock Your Shakai Hoken Rights: Online Info Session Date: Sunday, 27 October Time: 13:00 – 16:15 – Zoom Discover the…
Shakai Hoken: Comprehensive Info Session – All Welcome
Shakai Hoken: Comprehensive Info Session – ZoomDate: Sunday, 27 OctoberTime:Pension Rights 13:00 – 14:30Health Insurance 14:45 – 16:15Topics: Pension system…
Support the Petition for Ms. Nguyet, Technical Trainee
Under the Technical Intern Training Program, which continues to be criticized as a modern-day slavery system, the practice of making…
GU Members Show Up Against Yamaguchi Gakuen in Court
On October 10, ten of the General Union’s members, family, and friends came to support their fellow member and the…
Unnoticed Pension Non-Enrollment: A Former ALT’s Bitter Experience
A story from union member F.R. I hope this finds you well. I am writing to share my personal experience…
Part-Time at a university? Read About Your Health and Pension Insurance Rights!
Are you a part-time university teacher working 20 hours or more per week? You might be missing out on crucial…
HOOK: Hands Off Our Koma – Part 3: Strengthening Our Stand in 2024-25
In Part I and Part II of our series, we explored the origins of the HOOK Campaign and the legal…
Protect Education, Protect Employment: Opposing Kitanagoya City’s Plan to Outsource ALTs
On 4 October, ALTs working for the Kitanagoya City Board of Education received a letter. Titled “Report on ALT Staffing…
Groundbreaking 3-year Wage Deal at ECC!
With a falling yen and rising inflation, ECC branch members demanded better than their standard raise of 1% or less…
Persistence Pays Off: How One Union Branch Changed the Narrative
General Union members at a vocational school (senmon gakko) had been fighting an uphill battle for years, demanding fair bonuses…
HOOK: Hands Off Our Koma – Part 2: Leveraging Labour Laws
In our previous article, we introduced the HOOK Campaign and its proactive approach to protecting part-time instructors’ jobs. Now, let’s…
1 October Shakai Hoken Expansion: Are You Covered? Check Now!
As of 1 October 2024, more workers than ever are eligible for Shakai Hoken (Employee Health and Pension Insurance). The…
HOOK: Hands Off Our Koma – Part 1: A Decade of Proactive Defence
Since 2010, the General Union has been running the HOOK (Hands Off Our Koma) Campaign to prevent universities from reducing…
Tech Workers’ Rights Presentation Now Available
The tech industry is rapidly evolving, but workers’ rights remain constant. Our ‘Tech Workers’ Rights: Empower Yourself’ presentation offers a…
Shobyo Teate: Your Financial Lifeline During Illness or Injury
Are you enrolled in Employee Health and Pension Insurance (Shakai Hoken)? If not, you might be missing out on a…