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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
Universities - Colleges Your Rights at Work

Member Voices: A Successful Conversion

Aug 17, 2026
Universities - Colleges Your Rights at Work

Why Is Unlimited-Term Conversion Different at Universities?

Aug 14, 2026
Universities - Colleges Your Rights at Work

Member Voices: Unreasonable Deadlines – Denied!

Aug 12, 2026
Universities - Colleges Your Rights at Work

Universities Are Downsizing. Workers Shouldn’t Be Paying the Price

Aug 10, 2026
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The General Union’s Fight Against Illegal Exclusion from Social Insurance

Dec 30, 2025
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Universities - Colleges Your Rights at Work
Member Voices: A Successful Conversion
Your Rights at Work
Sign Up for New Individual Organising Training, Version 5: Organising Starts Where You Work
Universities - Colleges Your Rights at Work
Why Is Unlimited-Term Conversion Different at Universities?
Universities - Colleges Your Rights at Work
Member Voices: Unreasonable Deadlines – Denied!
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 #90 (06/2020)

Jul 14, 2020

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 #89 (06/2020)

Jun 19, 2020

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 #88 (05/2020)

Jun 13, 2020

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

Language Schools

Gaba Corporation Hides COVID-19 Case From Instructors

May 28, 2020

As prefectures across Japan leave the state of emergency, Gaba Corporation is reopening its Learning Studios, and the union hopes…

Labour Bulletins

Labor Update Bulletin #87 (05/2020)

May 26, 2020

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 #86 (05/2020)

May 10, 2020

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 #85 (04/2020)

May 3, 2020

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

Language Schools

NOVA: Safety Survey, Public Meeting, & STRIKE

Apr 28, 2020

Is your workplace safe during coronavirus? Take the workplace safety survey. Want more information on the union and how you can…

Labour Bulletins Uncategorized

Labor Update Bulletin #84 (04/2020)

Apr 26, 2020

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

Language Schools

Strike NOVA!

Apr 23, 2020

Emergency Meeting for NOVA members and other instructors/staff Friday, 24 April at 10:00 and 22:00 (RSVP HERE) Collective bargaining on…

Your Rights at Work

New, Multilingual Leaflet on Caregiver & Nursing Care Leave

Oct 17, 2019

Just had a baby? Elderly parents need help at home? Want more information but everything is in Japanese? The Ministry…

Your Rights at Work

When Is A National Holiday Not A “National” Holiday?

Oct 16, 2019

It seems that whenever a national holiday rolls around - be it Coming of Age Day, Health and Sports Day,…

Elementary, Junior, and Senior High Schools

General Union vs Osaka Shoin – Trial begins – Osaka District Court

Feb 1, 2019

On 31 March 2018 a General Union member was dismissed by Osaka Shoin High School specifically to stop him from…

Your Rights at Work

Everything You Wanted To Know About Not Paying Pension

Oct 22, 2018

As three wise monkeys once said: "See no pension, speak no pension, pay no pension". The topic of pension (and pension contributions)…

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…

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