NUGW Tokyo Nambu British Council Staff Strike
Our sister union, NUGW Tokyo Nambu, have members at the British Council Tokyo. They have started industrial action on forced…
Know Your Rights as a Tech Worker in Japan?
The General Union is putting on a free seminar for tech workers in Japan. The meeting is open to all…
Support NUGW Nambu British Council branch in their fight against age discrimination!
Our sister union, NUGW Nambu, have staff at the British Council Tokyo and they have started industrial action on forced…
Tokyo Nambu Action at British Council
Our sister union, Tokyo Nambu in Tokyo, has a branch at the British Council. On the 28 and 29 January,…
No Union Busting!
On the morning of January 1, 2023, about 500 workers and many union flags gathered in front of the Osaka…
NEW GU Website: Coming Soon
A new, updated General Union website is set to be released very soon. Want a glimpse into the newly designed site? …
Raise the Minimum Wage Again. Online Petition
最賃大幅アップキャンペーン委員会」は、今、オンライン署名『来年10月まで待てないので、4月にも最低賃金を上げてもらえませんか。署名やコメントを募集中』を「change.org」でおこなっています。The “Campaign Committee for a Significant Increase in the Minimum Wage” is now accepting online signatures at Change.org. 【署名】『来年10月まで待てないので、4月にも最低賃金を上げてもらえませんか。署名やコメントを募集中』Please help…
6 November: GU Hybrid Symposium
Sunday, 6 November・１１月６日（日）14:00 to 17:00RSVP Attendance here・参加申し込みはこちら Hybrid Meeting: L-Osaka Minami-Kan (South Annex) Rm. 72 or ZOOMハイブリッド会議：エルおおさか南館７２又は、オンライン（ZOOM) Language: Japanese/English bilingual meeting…
2020 Sanken Dispute Over!
The workers of the Sanken Korea sub-branch of the Metalworkers’ Union, Gyeongnam Branch (member of the Korean Confederation of Trade…
2022/7/20 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…
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…
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 Standards Inspection Office (LSO) Should Not Encourage Employers Who Do Not Follow the Law
The Beginning In 2020, when the first wave of COVID-19 swept through Japan, a General Union member was working for…
“Know Your Rights” Seminar, a Great Success
Thanks to all of you who made our "Know Your Rights" Seminar a big success. Sixty union and non-union members from around the…