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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
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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