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…
Osaka Prefecture Calls On Universities To Halt Face-To-Face Classes
At a press conference on 13th of April, amid a rapid growth of COVID-19 infections in the Osaka area, prefectural…
Union Pushes Back As Kindai University’s Policy Of “Business As Usual” Puts Members At Risk
In February, the General Union Kindai Branch held collective bargaining session with Kindai University, during which we demanded that teachers…
Union Prepares Dispute Against Doshisha
For many months now the union has been trying to settle a number of different problems with Doshisha. As you…
The GU Knows What it’s Talking About When it Comes to Unlimited Term Contracts at Universities
The union has been involved at numerous workplaces dealing with universities' refusal to grant unlimited term contracts after 5 years…
Unlimited Term Contracts at Universities and Colleges
The General Union, NUGW Tokyo Nambu, and Fukuoka General Union ran a seminar on 6 December for university teachers about…
University & College Pandemic Response – UPDATED
The General Union sent information requests to 75 universities and senmon gakko across Japan where members and consultees work. We…
Demands Sent To 75 Universities And Colleges To Stop Face-to-Face Lessons
After a meeting attended by union members working in universities and professional training colleges (senmon gakko), due to concerns about…
Kyoto Seika Daigaku
In the last issue of the e-news we reported on a University in Kyoto which was planning to arbitrarily change…