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Michael Albert Weighs In On Tozen Chomsky Chat
ZCommunications founder and staff member Michael Albert weighs in on our chat with Noam Chomsky. Follow the link and read his thoughts on the subject of Participatory Economics. Chomsky Chat Criticized
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Tozen Report: All Day Dispute Action Against GABA
Last Friday, Tozen GABA Workers Union took its first all day action against GABA’s threat to fire Tozen GABA Workers Union President Tyler Christensen. We began at 6AM to leaflet GABA Shinagawa Learning Studio. We moved on to Gaba corporate HQ at 9AM. There as we handed out leaflets, GABA representative Satomi Odaka emerged from the building. The union…
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Chomsky Tells Tozen that Systems of Power Don’t Say Thank Youノーム・チョムスキーから東ゼンへ：「権力者は、反対する者にはお礼を言わない」
) Tozen Activists Chat with Activist Noam Chomsky ノーム・チョムスキーは来日中、東ゼン労組の活動家と話し合いを Leaders and members of Zenkoku Ippan Tokyo General Union (“Tozen Union”) met Saturday afternoon (March 8, 2014) with Professor Noam Chomsky at Café Lavandería in Shinjuku, Tokyo, at an event hosted by Tokyo Spring. ２０１４年３月８日、東京スプリングと東ゼン労組によって新宿２丁目のカフェラバンデリアで開催されたイベントに来た。東ゼン労組の活動家が世界的に有名な言語学者又は反体制派のノーム・チョムスキーと話し合うことができた。 The activist and linguist expressed great interest in the activities of both Tozen…
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Gaba ‘contractor’ status under fire from staff, courts
“They told me I would be legally required to teach 160 lessons per month for visa sponsorship at a rate of ¥1,500 per lesson. But that didn’t happen.”
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Shifting demands led to collapse of Geos
Behind the bankruptcy of Geos Corp., a major operator of English-language schools, are two words whose value can be recognized in any language: time and money. Japanese studying English are increasingly using free Internet-based programs and steering clear of the high fees and rigid scheduling of traditional language schools. “With an abundance of choices today,…
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Foreigners rally over job security
Hundreds of foreign and Japanese people staged a rally Sunday in Tokyo demanding better working conditions and employment benefits for foreign residents. At the annual “March in March” event at Hibiya Park in Chiyoda Ward, Louis Carlet, deputy general secretary of the National Union of General Workers Tokyo Nambu, said foreign workers have a great…
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Nambu New Year Flag Raising Party
Tokyo Nambu’s New Year Flag Raising Party will be held on Wednesday, January 14 at 7:00pm in Kyurian, across the street from Oimachi Station (JR Keihin Tohoku Line/ Tokyu Toyoko Line). 3,000 yen charge gets you plenty of food, drink and inspiring speeches. All members and supporters are welcome. Kyurian Oimachi 5-18-1, Shinagawa-ku Google Maps…
