2022 ECC Teachers Strike Ends as Company Offers Concessions
Note: General Union and ECC are currently collaborating on a draft collective agreement which will officially conclude negotiations. Since it…
Labor Update Bulletin #144 (07/2022)
This bulletin contains information on law changes, government discussions, court decisions, and other labor issues in Japan. We hope that…
Labor Update Bulletin #143 (07/2022)
This bulletin contains information on law changes, government discussions, court decisions, and other labor issues in Japan. We hope that…
Tokyo High Court: Ruling Rejecting Avoidance of Unlimited-term Conversion Due to Abuse of “10 Year Special Exception”
On July 20, 2022, the Tokyo High Court ruled in favor of the Tokyo District Court’s December 16, 2021 ruling…
2022/7/12 Statement by Science Council of Japan on “Mass Dismissal”
At the end of March 2023, there are fears of the massive dismissal of limited-term contract researchers and teachers at…
Help Kick Off Our “NEW DEAL for ALTs” Campaign
ET, ALT, AET, etc., etc.,Parents, Students, Taxpayers… ALL WELCOME to kick off our NEW DEAL for ALTs campaign!Monday, 27 June…
Labor Update Bulletin #142 (6/2022)
This bulletin contains information on law changes, government discussions, court decisions, and other labor issues in Japan. We hope that…
Labor Update Bulletin #141 (6/2022)
his bulletin contains information on law changes, government discussions, court decisions, and other labor issues in Japan. We hope that…
We Are Changing ALC Education
We are a determined group of 8 indefinite-term instructors at ALC Education committed to improving working conditions and pay-related issues…
Labor Update Bulletin #140 (5/2022)
his bulletin contains information on law changes, government discussions, court decisions, and other labor issues in Japan. We hope that…
We Denounce this Miscarriage of Justice・不当判決糾弾!!
On May 23, an appeal verdict was heard in the “Osaka #1 Incident” case, in which the Osaka District Court…
Labor Update Bulletin #139 (5/2022)
This bulletin contains information on law changes, government discussions, court decisions, and other labor issues in Japan. We hope that…
Union City Blues – by David McNeill
NUMBER 1 SHIMBUN - Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan Writer David McNeill does a fabulous job of presenting the current…
Labor Update Bulletin #138 (4/2022)
This bulletin contains information on law changes, government discussions, court decisions, and other labor issues in Japan. We hope that…
Language Teachers in Japan – Don’t Scab for ECC!
If you have been following recent news about ECC, you are already aware that unionized workers – mostly instructors –…