Fighting for Change: General Union’s Look Back and Plans for the Language School Industry in 2024
2023 marked a period of gradual recovery in the language school industry, characterized by major corporations tightening their grip on…
AEON Members Demand Action: Staffing Crisis and Teacher Support in Focus!
General Union’s AEON Branch calls on their employer to respond to significant concerns. One pressing issue raised by union members…
AEON: Positive Changes in the Wake of GU Demands
*Note: This article was originally published on February 9th, 2022 but was updated on February 22nd, 2022 to change word…
“GET ON” AEON Outreach Campaign a Growing Success
Early March 2022, unionized teachers at AEON language schools took a shot in the dark and organized an ambitious, nation-wide…
Shots at Eikaiwa
In early July, Before the vaccine supplies issues occurred, we sent a letter to the six main Eikaiwas AEON, Berlitz,…
Just in Time for Summer – Vaccination Roll Out
Two months ago, in response to the state of emergency, the General Union issued a letter of inquiry to Japan’s…
Eikaiwas and the Pandemic: Much Talk, Little Action – But we demand more!
The corona virus is something we are all sick of but with the third state of emergency in progress. We…