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Union-Busting Case Begins Against Tokyo West Int. School. 東京ウエストインターナショナルスクール、不当労働行為調査が開始
Tokyo Labor Relations Commission began hearings on Monday, May 24 against Tokyo West International School. On April 1, 2021, Tozen Union and its local TWIST had filed a petition claiming that the school targeted the union in an attempt to weaken or destroy it, including unfair dismissals of three union teachers. Union members expressed excitement…
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Labor Board Orders Oberlin U to Talk to Union
Wednesday, May 26, the Tokyo Labor Relations Commission ordered Oberlin University to hold collective bargaining with Tozen Union. Oberlin University had refused negotiations since October 2019, demanding the union exclude rank and file members. The university had also insisted on bargaining in Japanese even though the day to day language of labor relations at…
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Tozen Union Opposes the Tokyo Olympics
As a labour union we fight for workers’ rights, and worker safety. And the Tokyo Olympics has had numerous counts of worker deaths and injuries, and workers have reported a “culture of fear” that discouraged them from making complaints about working conditions. Another major reason that we do not support the Olympics is that the…
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フィリピン人家事労働者が抱えている労働問題が記事になりました。 TOZEN mentioned in article about Filipino domestic workers.
Tozen, and our President Okunuki Hifumi, have been mentioned in the following article by Mieko Takenobu about the difficulties that Filipino domestic workers have. 竹信三恵子氏のフィリピン人家事労働者が抱える問題についての記事の中で、東ゼン労組と執行委員長の奥貫妃文についても触れていただきました。 所持金1000円の外国人家政婦たち〜国家戦略特区「家事支援人材制度」の歪み ／竹信三恵子
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外国語指導助手 “低賃金・不安定な雇用” 実態は – ALTs struggle with low wages and precarious employment.
Tozen’s President Hifumi Okunuki was interviewed by NHK news. https://www3.nhk.or.jp/sapporo-news/20210326/7000032242.html
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Protest Held at Tokyo West International School
A new Tozen Union local called TWIST (Tokyo West International School Tozen) held a protest on the afternoon of Tuesday March 9 at Tokyo West International School. Teachers at this Hachioji, Tokyo school gathered to protest the recent unfair dismissals of union members. They had declared their new union in late January of 2021, because…
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ALC Press Workers Unionize
Employees of publisher and language training company ALC Press Inc. unionized last June after management pressured them to switch to part-time zero-hour contracts with no social benefits. Since May 2020, ALC placed employees on required furlough on certain days each month, paying them reduced wages as per Article 26 of the Labor Standards Act. Although…
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違法の指摘にたいし「報復」か？ シェーン英会話学校が講師を解雇 Shane Dismisses Leading Labour Union Organisers
English is after Japanese.英文は日本語の下。元々 Yahoo News掲載.English translation originally posted on Shingetsu News Agency.
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Tozen Daigaku: YUKI MUKI! 東ゼン大学 有期・無期
Tozen Daigaku – Yukimuki and Job Security in Japan Fixed-term or temporary employment is called yuki-koyo (有期雇用); while open-ended or permanent employment is called muki-koyo (無期雇用). Tozen organizer Louis Carlet will explore the legal and practical angles of these two types of employment; their implications for job security; the relevant case law; and how we…