Labor Update Bulletin #103 (12/2020)
This bulletin contains information on law changes, government discussions, court decisions, and other labor issues in Japan. We hope that…
Your Rights at Work
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…
Kick Off 2021 by Signing the Postal Industry Workers Union Petition
Petition for Equal Treatment and Regular Employment for Irregular Postal Staff Japan Post Group and its related companies have a…
Labor Update Bulletin #102 (12/2020)
This bulletin contains information on law changes, government discussions, court decisions, and other labor issues in Japan. We hope that…
Labor Update Bulletin #101 (11/2020)
This bulletin contains information on law changes, government discussions, court decisions, and other labor issues in Japan. We hope that…
Labor Update Bulletin #100 (11/2020)
This bulletin contains information on law changes, government discussions, court decisions, and other labor issues in Japan. We hope that…
Report on Government Negotiations
On November 20, 2020, at the Lower House Diet Members’ #2 Office Building, a group of education workers’ unions under…
Labor Update Bulletin #99 (10/2020)
This bulletin contains information on law changes, government discussions, court decisions, and other labor issues in Japan. We hope that…
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…
Labor Update Bulletin #98 (10/2020)
This bulletin contains information on law changes, government discussions, court decisions, and other labor issues in Japan. We hope that…
Help Us Launch “A New Deal for ALTs”
Take the 2-minute ALT survey at www.bit.ly/surveyALT. A common saying in the ALT world is “Everyone’s situation is different,” and…
Labor Update Bulletin #97 (10/2020)
This bulletin contains information on law changes, government discussions, court decisions, and other labor issues in Japan. We hope that…
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…
Labor Update Bulletin #96 (09/2020)
This bulletin contains information on law changes, government discussions, court decisions, and other labor issues in Japan. We hope that…
Labor Update Bulletin #95 (09/2020)
This bulletin contains information on law changes, government discussions, court decisions, and other labor issues in Japan. We hope that…