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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
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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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Workplace Harassment
Power Harassment – When it’s not worth the fight
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Power Harassment Part 4 – Under Employment
Labour Bulletins
Labor Update Bulletin #117 (07/2021)
Language Schools
Demanding Safety at GABA
Universities - Colleges
Kobe Shoin Women’s University Sued At Osaka Labour Commission
Elementary, Junior, and Senior High Schools
The Pursuit Of Union Representation At Deutsche Schule Kobe
Labour Bulletins

Labor Update Bulletin #114 (05/2021)

Jun 20, 2021

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

Language Schools

Eikaiwas and the Pandemic: Much Talk, Little Action – But we demand more!

Jun 10, 2021

The corona virus is something we are all sick of but with the third state of emergency in progress. We…

Labour Bulletins

Labor Update Bulletin #113 (05/2021)

Jun 4, 2021

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

ALTs

Fukuoka City ALTs and the Mysterious Case of the Missing Millions and Thousands of Classes

May 22, 2021

Watch a short video on the situation of ALTs in Fukuoka. Looking at the video, we can imagine that the…

Language Schools

We Demand Safety First at GABA

May 21, 2021

The General Union has been raising safety issues with Gaba Corporation for many years, and this is a concern more…

Universities - Colleges

Kobe Shoin Women’s University Sued at Osaka Labour Commission

May 11, 2021

Uncooperative & Uncompromising; Kobe Shoin wins trip to Osaka In the middle of a pandemic and state of emergency, Kobe…

Labour Bulletins

Labor Update Bulletin #112 (05/2021)

May 7, 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 #111 (04/2021)

May 7, 2021

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

Universities - Colleges Your Rights at Work

Hands Off! Don’t touch our Koma!

May 6, 2021

Union launches campaign for NO REDUCTION in 2022 koma! Every year since 2011, about this time of year the union…

Labour Bulletins

Labor Update Bulletin #110 (04/2021)

Apr 23, 2021

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

Universities - Colleges

Part-Time At A Doshisha University? Your Time Might Be Limited…

Apr 19, 2021

The union has made some progress in negotiations with Doshisha University and Doshisha Women's College, mainly in clearing up a…

Universities - Colleges

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…

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