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Language Schools

Private Language School Teachers Meet to Tackle Workplace Issues and Build for 2026
Challenging Bogus Freelancing in the Eikaiwa Industry
No More Ticking Around: Holding Clock Accountable
Big Company or Small, Eikaiwa Workers Deserve Good Faith
AEON Online and the Push for Fair Contracts in a Shifting Industry
ECC Teachers Deserve Better: Expand Sick Leave!
Celebrating Women in Leadership in General Union!
General Union and Supporting Workers in Transition
Standing Together, Winning Together: From Your Workplace to Across Japan
Standing Together Against Job Losses: A Case Study 
GU Members Show Up Against Yamaguchi Gakuen in Court
Groundbreaking 3-year Wage Deal at ECC!
Persistence Pays Off: How One Union Branch  Changed the Narrative
How Nine Union Members Transformed Their Workplace: General Union ALC Branch Wins Big Victory 
Union Membership Yields Swift Results for Hardworking Teacher
hotline Social Insurance Universities - Colleges

The General Union’s Fight Against Illegal Exclusion from Social Insurance

Dec 30, 2025
Universities - Colleges Your Rights at Work

Watch the Full Seminar: Beyond Term Limits – The 5-Year Rule and You! 

Dec 8, 2025
Universities - Colleges Your Rights at Work

Beyond Term Limits: the 5-Year Rule and You 

Oct 21, 2025
Universities - Colleges

Fighting Back Against Class Cuts: Why Universities Can’t Keep Dumping Their Problems on Workers

Aug 6, 2025
hotline Social Insurance Universities - Colleges

Universities Must Cough Up: The Real Costs of Insurance Exclusion 

Jul 6, 2025
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Labor Update Bulletin #117 (07/2021)
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Labor Update Bulletin #143 (07/2022)

Jul 28, 2022

This bulletin contains information on law changes, government discussions, court decisions, and other labor issues in Japan. We hope that…

News Universities - Colleges

Tokyo High Court: Ruling Rejecting Avoidance of Unlimited-term Conversion Due to Abuse of “10 Year Special Exception”

Jul 24, 2022

On July 20, 2022, the Tokyo High Court ruled in favor of the Tokyo District Court’s December 16, 2021 ruling…

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2022/7/12 Statement by Science Council of Japan on “Mass Dismissal”

Jul 15, 2022

At the end of March 2023, there are fears of the massive dismissal of limited-term contract researchers and teachers at…

ALTs

Help Kick Off Our “NEW DEAL for ALTs” Campaign

Jul 14, 2022

ET, ALT, AET, etc., etc.,Parents, Students, Taxpayers… ALL WELCOME to kick off our NEW DEAL for ALTs campaign!Monday, 27 June…

Labour Bulletins

Labor Update Bulletin #142 (6/2022)

Jun 30, 2022

This bulletin contains information on law changes, government discussions, court decisions, and other labor issues in Japan. We hope that…

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Labor Update Bulletin #141 (6/2022)

Jun 27, 2022

his bulletin contains information on law changes, government discussions, court decisions, and other labor issues in Japan. We hope that…

Language Schools Language Schools

We Are Changing ALC Education

Jun 1, 2022

We are a determined group of 8 indefinite-term instructors at ALC Education committed to improving working conditions and pay-related issues…

Labour Bulletins

Labor Update Bulletin #140 (5/2022)

May 27, 2022

his bulletin contains information on law changes, government discussions, court decisions, and other labor issues in Japan. We hope that…

News Workplace Harassment

We Denounce this Miscarriage of Justice・不当判決糾弾!!

May 25, 2022

On May 23, an appeal verdict was heard in the “Osaka #1 Incident” case, in which the Osaka District Court…

Labour Bulletins

Labor Update Bulletin #139 (5/2022)

May 20, 2022

This bulletin contains information on law changes, government discussions, court decisions, and other labor issues in Japan. We hope that…

News Workplace Harassment

Union City Blues – by David McNeill

May 13, 2022

NUMBER 1 SHIMBUN - Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan Writer David McNeill does a fabulous job of presenting the current…

Labour Bulletins

Labor Update Bulletin #138 (4/2022)

May 6, 2022

This bulletin contains information on law changes, government discussions, court decisions, and other labor issues in Japan. We hope that…

Language Schools

Language Teachers in Japan – Don’t Scab for ECC!

May 5, 2022

If you have been following recent news about ECC, you are already aware that unionized workers – mostly instructors –…

Labour Bulletins

Labor Update Bulletin #137 (4/2022)

Apr 22, 2022

This bulletin contains information on law changes, government discussions, court decisions, and other labor issues in Japan. We hope that…

Language Schools

ECC Teachers Strike Against Stagnant Pay, Overwork

Apr 15, 2022

Today, Saturday April 16th, ECC teachers and other ECC workers are on strike as General Union urges ECC to continue…

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