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The ECC Branch covers all
divisions, schools and colleges in the ECC group. Including:
- ECC Foreign Language Institute
- ECC Junior
- ECC Prep School
- ECC Kokusai College
- ECC Best Career
We are actively involved in
negotiations to ensure we share the best working environment possible. Membership is open to any ECC employee, of any nationality.
The General Union is seeking to improve the working conditions of:
- Full time Native and Japanese Teachers
- Part time Native and Japanese Teachers
- School Management Staff
- School Clerical Staff
WHAT THE UNION HAS ALREADY WON
There have been many victories for ECC teachers since the declaration of the union branch in 1995.
- Paid ALPs. Previously, all holidays were company designated and workers had no flexible ALPs.
- Health and Pension Insurance (shakai hoken)
- Unemployment insurance enrolment for all full time teachers.
- ECC has agreed to consult with the General Union over dismissals or major changes to the working conditions of union members.
- Fought for and won the return of the April Preference Survey (Spring Questionnaire).
- Established grievance procedure requiring ECC to discuss with the Union any issues it may raise on behalf of members,resolving issues teachers had been unable to do alone.
But there's still a lot left to do.
- Win unlimited term contracts and abolish one year contracts.
- Increased job security with chance of promotion to permanent employee status.
- Unfreeze the set paid holidays.
- Stop unset working hours during sub shifts.
- Win agreements to stop arbitrary discipline and dismissals.
- Increase lesson preparation time and ensure a minimum of 15 minutes prep time for each kids' lesson
- Create a transparent and fairer pay increase system.
- Job security for part-time Japanese staff.
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