Labor Update Bulletin #139 (5/2022)
This bulletin contains information on law changes, government discussions, court decisions, and other labor issues in Japan. We hope that…
Language Schools
Union City Blues – by David McNeill
NUMBER 1 SHIMBUN - Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan Writer David McNeill does a fabulous job of presenting the current…
Labor Update Bulletin #138 (4/2022)
This bulletin contains information on law changes, government discussions, court decisions, and other labor issues in Japan. We hope that…
Language Teachers in Japan – Don’t Scab for ECC!
If you have been following recent news about ECC, you are already aware that unionized workers – mostly instructors –…
Labor Update Bulletin #137 (4/2022)
This bulletin contains information on law changes, government discussions, court decisions, and other labor issues in Japan. We hope that…
ECC Teachers Strike Against Stagnant Pay, Overwork
Today, Saturday April 16th, ECC teachers and other ECC workers are on strike as General Union urges ECC to continue…
Labor Standards Inspection Office (LSO) Should Not Encourage Employers Who Do Not Follow the Law
The Beginning In 2020, when the first wave of COVID-19 swept through Japan, a General Union member was working for…
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…
Labor Update Bulletin #136 (4/2022)
This bulletin contains information on law changes, government discussions, court decisions, and other labor issues in Japan. We hope that…
Labor Update Bulletin #135 (3/2022)
This bulletin contains information on law changes, government discussions, court decisions, and other labor issues in Japan. We hope that…
“GET ON” AEON Outreach Campaign a Growing Success
Early March 2022, unionized teachers at AEON language schools took a shot in the dark and organized an ambitious, nation-wide…
“Know Your Rights” Seminar, a Great Success
Thanks to all of you who made our "Know Your Rights" Seminar a big success. Sixty union and non-union members from around the…
最低賃金署名・Minimum Wage Petition
中央最低賃金審議会長Chair of the Central Minimum Wage Council 最低賃金1500円と全国一律最低賃金制度の確立を求める署名Petition for a minimum wage of 1,500 yen and a uniform national minimum…
ALC Education Employee Rep・アルクエジュケーション従業員代表
Employees at ALC Education will face a workers representative election on Tuesday, 22 March and GU members are urging all…
Labor Update Bulletin #134 (3/2022)
This bulletin contains information on law changes, government discussions, court decisions, and other labor issues in Japan. We hope that…