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Schools and Colleges Branch presents:"Being proactive and avoiding isolation in your workplace"
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- Published on Friday, 06 April 2012 07:42
Friday, 18 June at 7:30PM Murphy's Pub in Shinsaibashi This short talk and discussion will focus on the things you can do to head off trouble in your workplace before they become more serious. It will also look at how the union can function effectively in taking up individual grievances and resolving members problems.
Shinobu Foods GU Filipino members set to strike!シノブフーズ フィリピン人労働者は闘う！
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- Published on Wednesday, 23 May 2012 06:11
We urge ALL UNION members TO support our Shinobu Foods members during this dispute.
Improving workers lives at ECC:General Union's long history shows why unions are important
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- Published on Wednesday, 16 May 2012 03:46
ECC is one of the oldest General Union branches. ECC members already benefit from an established union/employer grievance procedure and a preconsultation agreement.
OWLS Dispatch company ordered to repay illegal salary deductions to twenty teachers
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- Published on Wednesday, 09 May 2012 06:50
Company ordered to drop illegal penalties
At the Fukuoka General Union (FGU), the company which seems to generate the most grievances is OWLS.They are a dispatch company that has contracts with Kita-kyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture and a number of other Boards of Education.
Aichi Labour Bureau: Tokai City breaks dispatch law
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- Published on Wednesday, 09 May 2012 04:56
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare have sent out a notification to all the local Boards of Education (BOEs) judging the contracting-out of Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) work to be illegal.
Dispatch Averted, Pay Cuts Stopped
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- Published on Thursday, 01 April 2010 00:00
With rumors of their direct hire positions going to dispatch, five ALTs from Kofu city in Yamanashi prefecture contacted the General Union.
ALT Dispatch and Outsourcing – What do Japanese Teachers think?
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- Published on Wednesday, 09 May 2012 04:57
Do Japanese teachers in public schools know what dispatch (haken) and subcontracting (gyoumuitaku) mean for foreign ALTs’working conditions? How do they think ALT dispatch and outsourcing will affect the quality of English education?
Tokai Board of Education found guilty of illegal dispatch
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- Published on Wednesday, 30 May 2012 03:29
After more than six months of union action, Tokai Board of Education has been found guilty of illegal dispatch by the Aichi Prefectural Labor Board.
Performance Based Salary Increases- Update
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- Published on Monday, 12 March 2012 08:15
Shunto negotiations at most workplaces this year were tough- ECC was no exception. The uncertainity created by the global financial crisis was given for rejecting union demands that would put pressure on company finances.
New Agreement Strengthens Union Members' Rights @ ECC
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- Published on Wednesday, 16 May 2012 05:12
One of the oldest General Union branches, ECC, has become the first union branch at a major eikaiwa chain to win a union dues check off agreement with their employer.
Tokai City ALTs - video update
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- Published on Wednesday, 30 May 2012 03:30
Despite repeated requests for collective bargaining, Tokai City and Tokai City Board of Education repeatedly refuse to negotiate over the issue of the illegal dispatch of Assistant Language Teachers.
Workplace Health and Safety- Evacuation Procedures
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- Published on Wednesday, 30 May 2012 04:31
Workplace health and safety is something that is often overlooked in the eikaiwa industry.
Small School - Big Problems
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- Published on Tuesday, 26 January 2010 00:00
Small schools can be great places to work.
They sometimes really take care of you and are appreciative of the work you put in.
They are also great places to develop a rapport with students, and to feel a part of Japan.
Unfortunately this isn't always the case.
2010 Academic Year Negotiations Start
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- Published on Wednesday, 20 June 2012 07:34
Negotiations with ECC for the 2010 Academic Year commenced today.
Nagoya/Aichi ALTs on Facebook
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- Published on Friday, 15 January 2010 00:00
We've created a facebook group for ALTs.
Go to www.facebook.com then search for Nagoya ALTs. Tell us how you would like to see working conditions improved.
ALT Meetings - Kansai & Nagoya
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- Published on Wednesday, 09 May 2012 05:06
Come to an meeting and find out what the General Union is doing to improve the working conditions of ALTs. You will have the chance to ask questions and share your concerns. Osaka Date: Sunday, January 24, 2010
ALTs across Japan are joining the union
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- Published on Wednesday, 06 January 2010 00:00
Health and Pension Insurance in Japan? What's the difference?
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- Published on Wednesday, 16 May 2012 03:32
The General Union has put out a lot of information in regards to Shakai Hoken (public health and pension insurance), but did you know that most workers in private schools, including universities, are enrolled in an even better scheme?
ALT furniture: A look at ALT dispatch contracts in Fukuoka
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- Published on Wednesday, 09 May 2012 05:04
-by Chris Flynn, Fukuoka General Union ALTs have become a regular part of the Japanese educational landscape—or perhaps I should say like a piece of educational furniture.
Union takes action against Aichi schools
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- Published on Wednesday, 09 May 2012 07:53
Two years ago, after surveying Osaka prefectural boards of Education, the General Union found that 23 city boards of education were employing illegal ITAKU (subcontracting) contracts to supply their schools with Assistant English Teachers (ALTs).
Stop outsourcing public school ALT jobs
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- Published on Wednesday, 23 May 2012 06:42
If we wish to see improved job security and wages for Assistant Language Teachers (ALTs) working at public schools, unions have no choice but to take on the public boards of education.
Dispatch Averted, Pay Cuts Stopped
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- Published on Tuesday, 03 November 2009 00:00
Dispatch Averted, Pay Cuts Stopped (2)
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- Published on Wednesday, 09 May 2012 06:14
With rumors of their direct hire positions going to dispatch, five ALTs from Yamanashi prefecture contacted the General Union.
Nagoya Teachers Win Unemployment Insurance
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- Published on Saturday, 24 October 2009 00:00
We can’t name the employer because of a confidentiality agreement but we have won enrollment (including back enrollment) on unemployment insurance (UI) for teachers at the Nagoya branch of a small language school.
English instructors hired illegally: union
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- Published on Wednesday, 09 May 2012 06:35
Japan Times Article - Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009 NAGOYA (Kyodo) A labor union of foreign workers requested Monday that the Aichi prefectural board of education address the concerns of English-language instructors at public schools who they say are working under illegal contracts.
Aichi English instructors hired illegally: union
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- Published on Wednesday, 21 October 2009 00:00
Japan Times Article - Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009
NAGOYA (Kyodo) A labor union of foreign workers requested Monday that the Aichi Prefectural Board of Education address the concerns of English-language instructors at public schools who they say are working under illegal contracts.
General Union - In the News!
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- Published on Wednesday, 09 May 2012 07:11
You all know what the General Union does, right? Organize unions, talk to members about workplace problems, intervene on behalf of members directly with their employers, create a forum for members to participate in the union’s life, etc. But did you know that your union is also regularly in the news and is regularly asked to comment on issues which effect foreign workers across Japan.
Sign this? NO WAY!
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- Published on Tuesday, 20 October 2009 00:00
At a recent meeting of dispatch ALTs, a manager produced a petition against the new immigration changes requiring proof of enrolment in public health insurance. Twenty two people were in attendance but all the manager could muster were seven signatures. The rest refused.
My contract is for 29.5 hours. Can I get shakai hoken @ ECC?
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- Published on Wednesday, 16 May 2012 05:01
The answer is YES.
ALTs and the Influenza - Tell the us what's happening
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- Published on Wednesday, 09 May 2012 05:38
Do you have any control over your own workplace?The current influenza situation is proving very clearly that you don't.
