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…
Inexcusable Human Rights Violations at NOVA!
Eikaiwa NOVA faces scrutiny as its instructors have filed a human rights relief petition with the Osaka Bar Association Human…
GABA Instructors are Employees!
On October 1, 2023, GABA introduced the government’s new Invoicing System as a requirement for all instructors. In response to…
URGENT CALL TO ACTION: Stand Up Against Foreign Worker Discrimination at NOVA!
To become a plaintiff in this case, or just simply to lend your name to our fight, click here. Read on…
Trust Your Foreign Teachers: NOVA’s Unnecessary Demand for Medical Certificates When Sick!
Collective Bargaining with NOVA on Tuesday, July 18 saw us demanding the company scrap Article 38, Paragraph 3 from the…
NOVA Holdings’ Disheartening Priorities: Prioritizing Profits Over Teachers
NOVA has some urgent issues that need to be addressed. They claim to care about education, but what about their…
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…
Unbelievable. Uncooperative. Unacceptable. NOVA Never Stops Surprising
The union entered our September 11th collective bargaining session with a positive attitude: NOVA, after a summer of strikes, had…
3 Student Lessons – Brought To You By The NOVA Branch Strikers
After a 100 lesson strike on August 1st, and a 150+ lesson strike on August 8th, NOVA has finally made…
August 1st, 2020: NOVA Members Strike 100 Classes! What’s Next?
Asked how she felt about being part of the largest strike to hit NOVA, tone union member answered, "I'm not…
NOVA: Safety Survey, Public Meeting, & STRIKE
Is your workplace safe during coronavirus? Take the workplace safety survey. Want more information on the union and how you can…
Strike NOVA!
Emergency Meeting for NOVA members and other instructors/staff Friday, 24 April at 10:00 and 22:00 (RSVP HERE) Collective bargaining on…