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Your Rights at Work

Health Care, Sick Days, and Paid Leave: November Workshops
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
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Beyond Term Limits: the 5-Year Rule and You 

Oct 21, 2025
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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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Non-Compete Clauses, The Law, And You
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Paid Holidays: The Law vs Your Workplace
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How To Resign (With Template Letter)
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8 Important Facts About Paid Annual Leave
Your Rights at Work

8 Important Facts About Paid Annual Leave

May 2, 2018

Just this past weekend, we held some mini-labor seminars for members working in smaller schools or at places where we…

Your Rights at Work

How To Resign (With Template Letter)

Apr 13, 2018

One of the more common queries that the General Union receives is the question of how an employee should actually…

Your Rights at Work

Paid Holidays: The Law vs Your Workplace

Jul 25, 2016

The July 24th (2016) edition of the Japan Times ("Questions About Paid Leave") provided a very good overview of the…

Your Rights at Work

Non-Compete Clauses, The Law, And You

Aug 13, 2015

"I want to quit my job and work for another company. However, my contract has a non-compete clause that states…

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General Union

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