The General Union is a legally registered labour/trade union, part of the Japanese labour union movement, and we are open to workers of any category or nationality. Since it was founded in 1991, our union has established a solid reputation for protecting its members' rights and improving their working conditions. We are workers like you who have joined together to protect our livelihoods and rights as workers. As a union, we are able to provide our members advice on workplace issues, and we actively help our members to organize and negotiate in their workplaces. read more about us
ゼネラルユニオンは，日本語での労働相談も行っています．日本語ページはこちら．
倒産したNOVAジオスを譲渡されたジーコム社が行き詰った後に、経営権を入手していた東京の飲食店チェーンのフーディーズ社が、日本振興銀行の業務停止で、これまた行き詰まった。
そしてこれを、さらに買収したのは神戸市に本社がある飲料食料販売業で、焼肉店「牛角」等の運営会社を傘下にもつ「阪神酒販」であることが発表された。
同社は「NOVAジオス等の英会話学校の運営は継続して ...read more
Interac, the largest ALT provider in Japan, has been found in violation of the Trade Union Law (*Articles 7.2 and 7.3), after refusing negotiations with the union on 16 occassions in 2009.
Interac has been found guilty of unfair labour practices by the Osaka Prefectural Labour Commission in July 2010 for refusing to hold collective bargaining with the General Union (full story here). ...read more
2010年8月以降、秋にかけて、文科省・厚労省が「ＡＬＴ業務に委託は不可能」と通達し、全国全教委を対象に「業者委託の見直し」調査を実施している。ユニオンも並行して、教委や学校による授業管理責任を明示した学校教育法にも違反した丸投げを、各地で摘発してきた。ユニオンも両省・労働局と連携し、違法教委・業者に迫っている。
法違反が確定した悪徳業者は、違う県で、同様の手口で教委をだまし、まさ ...read more
This will be an open meeting for all ALTs in the Nagoya area. You will have the chance to ask questions and share your concerns. There will also be an update about what the union is doing to improve w ...read more
Based on the Osaka Prefectural Labour Commission’s ruling that recognizes GABA instructors as employees under trade union law, the General Union continues to fight for employee rights.
The Osaka Labor Commission has found Interac guilty of an Unfair Labor Practice against the General Union and off interfering in union business.
Watch for more details when we receive the full ...read more
For many years GABA has argued that its teachers are not employees. But the Osaka Prefectural Labour Commission ruled the sub-contracting (ITAKU) contracts used by GABA are a disguise, and that GABA ...read more
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare have introduced changes to the koyo hoken (employment insurance) law that is expected to see an extra 2.5 million tanjikan rodosha (“part-timer ...read more
Calling up union members and interrogating them, not allowing union members to work overtime or on holidays, threatening workers with dismissal “unless they leave the union,” not allowing union member ...read more
Industrial Health & Safety Act
For many westerners, the idea of a state mandated health check smacks of a nanny state, and we are often reluctant to submit to the tests. While not all co ...read more
