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Your Rights at Work

We’re Fighting for a Minimum Wage of ¥1,500/Hour and ¥260,000/Month for Every GU Member
End the Year Strong: Individual Organising Training for November & December
Typhoon Day? Cancelled Classes? No Pay? Keep Reading 
Beyond Term Limits: the 5-Year Rule and You 
Understanding Your Payslip: What Every Employee Should See
Can Freelancers Join a Union? Sometimes Yes, Sometimes No. 
Leap into Autumn with Organising Training
When Crime Pays: Japan’s Social Insurance Enforcement Charade 
Variable Working Hours: What You Need to Watch For
Online Public Workshop: Understanding and Combating Power Harassment
Individual Organising Training Version 4 Up and Running 
The “Best” Worst First Choice: Why Going to a Government Labour Office or Consultation Centre First Often Backfires 
Don’t be Number 970 Thousand and One: How Employers Cheat Workers out of Pensions 
From LA to Osaka: A Global Stand for Workers’ Rights – Protest on July 24
Thanks for Your Service, Now Pay Up! Altia’s Parting Gift to ALTs
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
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Universities Must Cough Up: The Real Costs of Insurance Exclusion 

Jul 6, 2025
Universities - Colleges

Teaching at a University? Stop Being Treated Like You’re Disposable 

Jun 23, 2025
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Want ¥12,000 a Month? Organise a Union!

Feb 19, 2025
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Osaka Prefecture Calls On Universities To Halt Face-To-Face Classes

Apr 17, 2021

At a press conference on 13th of April, amid a rapid growth of COVID-19 infections in the Osaka area, prefectural…

Universities - Colleges

Union Pushes Back As Kindai University’s Policy Of “Business As Usual” Puts Members At Risk

Apr 14, 2021

In February, the General Union Kindai Branch held collective bargaining session with Kindai University, during which we demanded that teachers…

Labour Bulletins

Labor Update Bulletin #109 (03/2021)

Apr 12, 2021

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

Labour Bulletins

Labor Update Bulletin #108 (03/2021)

Mar 24, 2021

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

Labour Bulletins

Labor Update Bulletin #107 (02/2021)

Mar 9, 2021

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

Your Rights at Work

GU Launches Gender Parity Committee to Welcome International Women’s Day

Mar 7, 2021

According to data gathered from General Union members who filled out the gender section of the application form when they…

Labour Bulletins

Labor Update Bulletin #106 (02/2021)

Feb 13, 2021

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

Universities - Colleges

Union Prepares Dispute Against Doshisha

Feb 12, 2021

For many months now the union has been trying to settle a number of different problems with Doshisha. As you…

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“Kan’nama”, the Union Movement, and Us

Feb 2, 2021

The General Union adopted a special resolution at the Annual General Meeting in May 2019 in support of the All…

Labour Bulletins

Labor Update Bulletin #104 (01/2021)

Jan 23, 2021

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

Labour Bulletins

Labor Update Bulletin #103 (12/2020)

Jan 14, 2021

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

Universities - Colleges

The GU Knows What it’s Talking About When it Comes to Unlimited Term Contracts at Universities

Jan 9, 2021

The union has been involved at numerous workplaces dealing with universities' refusal to grant unlimited term contracts after 5 years…

News Your Rights at Work

Kick Off 2021 by Signing the Postal Industry Workers Union Petition

Jan 3, 2021

Petition for Equal Treatment and Regular Employment for Irregular Postal Staff Japan Post Group and its related companies have a…

Labour Bulletins

Labor Update Bulletin #102 (12/2020)

Dec 29, 2020

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

Labour Bulletins

Labor Update Bulletin #101 (11/2020)

Dec 12, 2020

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

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