Groundbreaking 3-year Wage Deal at ECC!
With a falling yen and rising inflation, ECC branch members demanded better than their standard raise of 1% or less…
Workers at ECC Make Up One of General Union’s Largest Workplace Branches, and for Good Reason!
For over 20 years, ECC members have been fighting for benefits in the workplace. Some of the things we have…
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…
April 7th Collective Bargaining Kicked Off Between ECC and General Union
By Fred Henley Last Friday, the union’s representatives sat at the bargaining table with ECC’s management to discuss annual demands…
ECC: Instructors Voice Mask Concern, Company Issues Mask Correction
By: Fred Henley In light of impending changes to national mask-wearing guidelines from March 13th and the May 8th downgrade…
2022 ECC Teachers Strike Ends as Company Offers Concessions
Note: General Union and ECC are currently collaborating on a draft collective agreement which will officially conclude negotiations. Since it…
Language Teachers in Japan – Don’t Scab for ECC!
If you have been following recent news about ECC, you are already aware that unionized workers – mostly instructors –…
ECC Teachers Strike Against Stagnant Pay, Overwork
Today, Saturday April 16th, ECC teachers and other ECC workers are on strike as General Union urges ECC to continue…
Berlitz, ECC Workers Demand a Pay Rise in Reaction to Government Plan
The Berlitz and ECC branches of the General Union recently issued their annual demands to their respective employers. Among other things,…
ECC, Union Reach Agreement
ECC members of the General Union began negotiations for the 2021 year in March 2021. Members had already spent one…
General Union ECC Branch: Solidarity & Action Online Rally
The ECC Branch of the General Union has called two strikes for 30 October and 6 November and will be…
Shots at Eikaiwa
In early July, Before the vaccine supplies issues occurred, we sent a letter to the six main Eikaiwas AEON, Berlitz,…
ECC Teachers Vote to Strike!
The ECC Branch of the General Union – the single largest workplace branch in the General Union – has voted…
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…