Doshisha Updates Issue #2
Working at Doshisha? Tell us about your working conditions so we can better help YOU! Click here for the Doshisha…
Kyoto Sangyo University (Sandai) Lowers Wages for Parity
Kyoto Sangyo University (Sandai) has cut foreign part-time workers’ pay this year by more than 23%. Sandai has demonstrated that…
Fighting Pay Cuts for Workers Over 60 at Miyazaki International University
The General Union has taken Miyazaki International University to court over unjust pay cuts for workers over 60. Our member…
Working at a University? We Have Five Reasons Why YOU Should be in the Union
We are often asked by potential recruits, “What is the biggest reason to join the General Union as a university…
Doshisha Updates Issue #1
Working at Doshisha? Tell us about your working conditions so we can better help YOU! Click here for the Doshisha…
Join us in Court to Support GU Members at Osaka University Fighting Job Security!
Join us October 26 from 10:30 and stand in solidarity with General Union members at the Osaka District Court against…
2023 Hands Off Our Koma (HOOK) Campaign Part II Begins !
Every year since 2010 the union submits demands to multiple universities where members want us to ask that there be…
What’s going on with the “10-year exception” at Kyoto Tachibana University?
In January 2020, a union member and part-time teacher at Kyoto Tachibana University (we’ll call him ‘A’) applied for conversion…
Join us in Court to Support Union Members Fighting for Justice!
Kick Off Summer Break by Coming Out to Support Union Members in Court: 27 July & 7 August – Osaka…
Hands Off Our Koma: Stand Up for Job Security with Unlimited Term Contracts!
Jun 30, 2023 Unlimited Term Contracts, UTC Join the Hands Off Our Koma (HOOK) campaign led by the General Union (GU) to…
GU Takes Jikei Group’s International Learning Centre to Civil Court
The General Union (GU) has taken action by filing a lawsuit against Jikei Group’s International Learning Centre (ILC) at the…
First Hearing: GU Members vs. Osaka University
On 17 October union members and supporters gathered at the Osaka District Court to support our union members who are…
Osaka University: Trial Begins Monday, 17 October
General Union members at Osaka University have filed a lawsuit against the university demanding that Osaka University accept the General…
A Cool 50: GU end-of-summer University Campaign – Hands Off Our Koma! Don’t touch!
Part-time GU members at 50 universities and colleges are demanding that their employers do not cut any koma (lessons) from…
GU Members File Lawsuit Against Osaka University Demanding Unlimited Employment
Two General Union members who have been working at Osaka University (Handai) continuously for fifteen years filed a lawsuit against…