Category: Announcements

  • Joytalk ALTs Unionized

    Zenkoku Ippan Tokyo General Union and its Tozen ALTs Branch recently declared the existence of its Joytalk Shop to management and submitted a slate of 28 collective bargaining demands.

  • Borderlink ALTs Unionized

    On Friday, September 30th 20011, Zenkoku Ippan Tokyo General Union and its Tozen ALTs Branch declared the existence of its Borderlink Shop to management and submitted a slate of 34 collective bargaining demands.

  • Cindy Sunday Success

    8月14日に開催された東ゼン主催の「Cindy Sunday」は、大成功のうちに幕を閉じました。 Tozen’s Cindy Sunday on August 14 proved an unqualified success.

  • Shakai Hoken Seminar

    Learn your rights to Shakai Hoken. Come to Osaka Keizai Hohka Daigaku Tokyo Azabudai Seminar House on Sunday, July 31, 2:00pm to 5:00pm.

  • Cindy Sunday

    Renown American peace activist Cindy Sheehan will give free training on how to make change. Contact us to reserve a seat. Sunday, August 14, 2011 3:00pm – 6:00pm, Tokyo Okubo Chiki Center Okubo 2-12-7, Shinjuku-ku Tokyo 大久保地域センター 東京都新宿区大久保2丁目12番7号 大久保地域センター3階4階

  • Linguage Sued For Unfair Labor Practices

    Today at the Tokyo Labor Commission, Zenkoku Ippan Tokyo General Union sued language school Linguage (AKA Linguaphone) for a host of Unfair Labor Practices under the Labor Union Act (Act No. 174 of June 1, 1949).

  • Bank Organizing Seminar

    Build a union at your bank to boost your negotiating position and improve your working conditions! Zenkoku Ippan Tokyo General Union will hold a workshop on Sunday afternoon, January 23, 2011 to explain step-by-step how to build a labor union in Japan, how to conduct collective bargaining with management and how to work toward improving…

  • Contract Renewal Seminar

    Do you know your rights when it comes to contract renewal? Zenkoku Ippan Tokyo General Union will hold a seminar/panel discussion on Sunday afternoon, January 23, 2011. We will discuss the issue of contract renewal/non-renewal and your rights when your employment contract terminates. We will also explode several myths related to the fixed-term employment such…

  • GESS Who Just Got Sued?

    Last Friday at the Tokyo Labor Commission, Zenkoku Ippan Tokyo General Union sued executive search firm GESS International for Unfair Labor Practices under the Labor Union Act (Act No. 174 of June 1, 1949) for repeatedly refusing collective bargaining with the union. (Unfair Labor Practices) Article 7. The employer shall not commit the acts listed…

  • Lawyer putting foreigners first

    Goal to provide access to legal advice for all Masako Suzuki has dedicated her career to giving legal support to foreigners living in Japan. Starting Monday, she will become the first head of the new Section of Legal Assistance for Foreigners at the Tokyo Public Law Office. The section will specialize in giving legal advice…