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Commission Orders Lycée Français to negotiate with Tozen
February 26, the Tokyo Labor Commission ordered Lycée Français International de Tokyo to stop refusing to negotiate with Tozen Union and its local Union des Personnels du Lycée Français international de Tokyo(UPL). The school had refused to discuss any demand that had been previously discussed and any demand that it said should only be discussed…
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Tozen opposes the bill to revoke the permanent residence permit 東ゼン労組は、永住許可取り消し法案に反対します
2024年5月30日 この法案を出して「共生」という言葉を使わないでください ―永住許可取り消しに反対します― 日本政府は、2024年2月「外国人材の受け入れ・共生に関する関係閣僚会議」で、「育成就労制度」の創設に加えて、永住許可要件を満たさなくなった場合の永住許可取り消しを検討する方針を決定した。これまで何ら議論もなされないなか、突如降って湧いて出てきたものである。しかし、あれよあれよという間にこの方針を盛り込んだ入管法改正案が5月 21日に衆議院を通過した。
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Tozen Union Joins Contingent Worker Alliance for Demo, Presser
Tokyo, Feb. 9, 2024 – Tozen Union Tozen Union and other unions in the Hiseiki Shunto Alliance demanded that Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) stop exploiting those working on fixed-term, temporary, day-labor, short-hour, outsourcing and other contracts lacking job or income security. The contingent workers unions staged a protest in front of federation’s Tokyo headquarters in…
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Collective Bargaining Demands Submitted to Interac/Maxceed
Demands for collective bargaining were submitted today to the offices of Interac/Maxceed/Selti. Remember that time you asked your boss about Shakai Hoken and you were ignored? Or that time you asked about the possibility of a pay raise next year and you were brushed off? Or that time you asked why you only get partial…
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Renewal Time
Hello all, It is that time of year again! Time for the mad scramble of March when good teachers everywhere are worried if their contracts are going to be renewed or not, otherwise known as the “ALT Shuffle”. Two things you should be sure NOT to do: 1) Do NOT let your employer force you…
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Open Letter to Kevin Salthouse
Kevin Salthouse, I am glad to hear that the new Interac is “financially stable”. With this financial stability, I can think of no better way to move from “strength to strength” than by improving the working conditions of all of your ALTs. Here are a few suggestions that I personally think would benefit all ALTs:
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Changes in October
For those of you that did not get the memo, Interac is about to go through some big changes. I have heard two very different announcements on the subject. From Kevin Salthouse, we all have this PDF file stating that Interac will be going through a “new phase of operations” and that this is just…
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The ALT Scam
Cross-posted from the Fukuoka General Union. Throughout Japan Boards of Education have been moving away from the JET program in favour of outsourcing ALT jobs to dispatch companies. In Fukuoka it has come to the point that most BOEs subcontract out their work. This page is aimed to shed some light on the current systems…
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Interac and Tokai Board of Education found guilty of illegal dispatch
Cross-posted from the General Union After more than six months of union action, Interac and Tokai Board of Education have been found guilty of illegal dispatch by the Aichi Prefectural Labor Board. Watch this space – full story in the coming weeks.
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Attention ALTs!
If Interac tries to pressure you into signing up for Kokumin Kenko Hoken, don’t do it! Kokumin Kenko Hoken is for people that are self-employed or unemployed. If you sign up for Kokumin Kenko Hoken, you may be forced to back enroll into the system up to the time that you started working in Japan…