NOVA: Safety Survey, Public Meeting, & STRIKE
Is your workplace safe during coronavirus? Take the workplace safety survey. Want more information on the union and how you can…
Your Rights at Work
Labor Update Bulletin #84 (04/2020)
This bulletin contains information on law changes, government discussions, court decisions, and other labor issues in Japan.We hope that some…
Strike NOVA!
Emergency Meeting for NOVA members and other instructors/staff Friday, 24 April at 10:00 and 22:00 (RSVP HERE) Collective bargaining on…
New, Multilingual Leaflet on Caregiver & Nursing Care Leave
Just had a baby? Elderly parents need help at home? Want more information but everything is in Japanese? The Ministry…
When Is A National Holiday Not A “National” Holiday?
It seems that whenever a national holiday rolls around - be it Coming of Age Day, Health and Sports Day,…
General Union vs Osaka Shoin – Trial begins – Osaka District Court
On 31 March 2018 a General Union member was dismissed by Osaka Shoin High School specifically to stop him from…
Everything You Wanted To Know About Not Paying Pension
As three wise monkeys once said: "See no pension, speak no pension, pay no pension". The topic of pension (and pension contributions)…