Unlimited Term Contracts at Universities and Colleges
Unlimited Term Contract Application: http://gu.generalunion.org/UTCapplication. Did you know that as of 2018, those having worked continuously for five years at the…
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…
Teachers Fight to Stay On at Kyoto Sangyo University
A dedicated cohort of university English teachers at Kyoto Sangyo university have been contributing to teaching at that school…
Osaka University・大阪大学：Unbelievable・信じられへん！
Working at Osaka University (Handai)? Join us in assuring your rights to an unlimited term contract! 大阪大学（阪大）で働いておられますか？ あなたの無期雇用契約の権利を守るために一緒に活動しましょう。 Click to download…
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Building a Stronger GU and Labour Movement in 2022
A happy New Year to all members and supporters. We would especially like to extend a warm welcome to our…
Union sues International Buddhist/Shitennoji University
On Friday, 17 a General Union member filed a suit at the Osaka District Court regarding their employment at Shitennoji…
“D”oshisha Day Action Dispute
On August 19th the General Union filed 5 actions against Doshisha after fruitless attempts at negotiations. After trying to the…
GU vs Doshisha in the News Across Japan
Between 12 and 13 August about 45 websites carried two Kyodo News stories outlining General Union plans to sue Doshisha University…
Mandatory Retirement as an “Unreasonable Dismissal”
The ongoing labour dispute at Shitennoji University (IBU) Like the rest of Japan, the General Union is facing an aging…
Hands Off! Don’t Touch Our Koma! – Updated
Union begins survey of union members in preparation to defend 2022 koma. Non-members also welcome to take the survey. Every…
Kobe Shoin Women’s University Sued at Osaka Labour Commission
Uncooperative & Uncompromising; Kobe Shoin wins trip to Osaka In the middle of a pandemic and state of emergency, Kobe…
Hands Off! Don’t touch our Koma!
Union launches campaign for NO REDUCTION in 2022 koma! Every year since 2011, about this time of year the union…
Part-Time At A Doshisha University? Your Time Might Be Limited…
The union has made some progress in negotiations with Doshisha University and Doshisha Women's College, mainly in clearing up a…