The General Union In The Japan Times: "Unions Can Offer A Hand"
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- Published on Tuesday, 16 May 2017 07:58
Our venerable Union Chair, Dennis Tesolat, recently fielded a question from Japan Times writer Louise George Kittaka in regards to a labor issue in the eikaiwa (language school) industry.
In this "SPECIAL TO THE JAPAN TIMES" article for the newspaper's "LIFELINES" community column, Dennis answers the question of what can be done if you left your previous company on bad terms, and what approach to take if the same company is refusing to give you the salary or documents that they owe you.
"Unions have legal rights to demand, negotiate, and dispute. While we can't always deal forcefully with every employer, a union can also represent you at the LSO; and in my personal experience, they are less willing to blow you off when you have a union on your side."
- From The Japan Times
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In line with the Japan Times' link policy, this is only 20% of the full article.
To read the entire article, please visit:
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/05/14/how-tos/unions-can-offer-hand-dealing-recalcitrant-employers/
As a bonus to General Union readers who are reading this on the General Union website (hi!), here's the extra final paragraph that was cut from the Japan Times article for space:
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