HIgher Education (General)

First hearing of GU members vs. Osaka University

Details: Published on Monday, 17 October 2022 09:54

On 17 October union members and supporters gathered at the Osaka District Court to support our union members who are suing Osaka University (Handai) for their failure to issue an unlimited term contract. The university argues that until this year, members were not employees and therefore were not eligible to apply for unlimited term contracts as outlined in the Labour Contract Law.

Union members at universities are seeing many tricks to evade the Labour Contract Law, but so far, only Osaka University has taken this tactic of denying the existence of an employment relationship. What makes this even more disgusting is that Osaka University is a public, national university which would make you believe that they are more likely to follow both the law and government policies to improve the employment security of part-time workers.

Osaka University: Trial Begins Monday, 17 October

Details: Published on Monday, 03 October 2022 05:55

Osaka U English

General Union members at Osaka University have filed a lawsuit against the university demanding that Osaka University accept the General Union members’ application for unlimited term contracts under the Labour Contract Law.

Both General Union members have worked at Osaka university for far more than the five years the Labour Contract Law says employees must work before being eligible to apply for an unlimited term contract. The university argues that until this year, neither member was an actual employee, so the law does not apply to them.

GU members file lawsuit against Osaka University demanding unlimited employment・組合員、無期雇用契約を求めて大阪大学を提訴

Details: Published on Wednesday, 31 August 2022 07:08

Two General Union members who have been working at Osaka University (Handai) continuously for fifteen years filed a lawsuit against the university on 31 August. The basic demand in the suit is that the university accept their application for unlimited term contracts (UTC) that they filed during the 2021 academic year.
大阪大学（阪大）で１５年間継続して勤務しているゼネラルユニオン組合員２名が８月３１日、大学を相手取り訴訟を起こしした。基本的な要求は、２０２１年度中に２人が提出した無期雇用契約の申請を大学側が受理することである。

This application, had it been accepted, would have given both members an unlimited starting from 1 April 2022 thus protecting their employment against the possible job losses that might be come in 2023 as Handai demands part timers re-apply for their current teaching posts.
この申請が受理されていれば、２人は２０２２年４月１日から無期雇用契約者となり、阪大が現非常勤講師に雇用の再申請を求めることを通じて、２０２３年度に起こりうる雇用喪失から自らを守ることができたはずなのだ。

GU members standby union member David Waddell

Details: Published on Sunday, 06 February 2022 14:33

Almost 100 union members will be meeting on 7 February to support fellow GU member David Waddell who is suffering not only from Stage III Esophageal Cancer, but also from the callousness of his employer. We will be making a mass appeal to his employer, Kyoto Gaidai, to do right by David.

Kyoto Gaidai University is notorious for its harsh policy during the corona-virus pandemic of forcing teachers with underlying conditions to take an unpaid leave of absence.