Do you work at St. Thomas University?
In light of St. Thomas University’s (owned by Eichi Gakuin) decision to stop all new enrollment with the aim of closing the university in the near future, General Union members at this university have submitted demands for collective bargaining.
University Class Cancellations - GU Wins Settlement in Nagoya
Many GU members teach part-time at universities and colleges. Working as a part-timer at such institutions has its good points, but it also has a major downside because it’s so insecure.
Ryukoku University, GU reach agreement 龍谷大学で合意
Last October, Ryukoku University announced cuts in classes for part-time teachers in the Faculty of Intercultural Communication at the Seta Campus.
To part-time teachers at Meijo University
Greetings!This is a joint message from the General Union (GU) and Tokai Part-time University Teachers’ Union (PUTU).
We say that universities should get their numbers right... or pay teachers anyway.
Stable employment means better education
In this day and age when anyone can go to university and when the number of under-subscribed universities is increasing, we can sometimes forget that some places are doing well.
Special Dispatching News
While companies have been dispatching teachers to private schools and universities for many years, changes in the dispatching law and the push to deregulation have given more of an impetus to the use of dispatch companies.
Stop outsourcing at Mukogawa Womens University
From 2006, Mukogawa Women’s University (MWU) has been outsourcing English education to a major English school whose main purpose is to maximize profits.
Prior consultation agreement with Ryukoku University 龍谷大学との事前協議制
On 6 March 2007, along with a grievance system, we negotiated a Jizen Kyogi (prior consultation) agreement with Ryukoku University
Universities roundup - December 2007
Osaka Kogyo Daigaku & Setsunan Daigaku Negotiations were held with these two colleges (part of the same group) on November 20.
Osaka Gaigo and GU settle case in Labour Commission
On 12 July 2006, a mediated settlement agreement was signed at Osaka Prefectural Labour Commission between the General Union and Osaka Gaigo Semmon Gakko whereby the college expressed regret for certain statements made by one of its officials on 25th and 26th May 2006, a financial settlement was paid by the college in the non-renewal cases of two part-time union members, and both sides promised to make efforts to improve the labour-management relationship.
More Articles...
- Stabilizing employment in the university sector.GU wins Jizen Kyogi (JK) Agreements
- Osaka Gaigo branch holds half-day strike
- SAC Branch Survey Results
- University in Kyoto settles hiring muddle
- Working conditions in free fall at Osaka Gaigo.
- Kyoto Seika Daigaku
- February 2005 University Roundup
- Nagoya : Institute of Technology
- Nagoya XXX University
- Kyoto Gaidai - Union stops koma cuts
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