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東ゼン大学ー職場の組織化 – Tozen Daigaku – How to organise your workplace.
Louis Carlet, Tony Dolan, and Orren Frankham present a Tozen Daigaku on how to safely organise your coworkers, what to be careful of, how to build up a union, and their own experiences in building unions. Japanese Labour Union Act Japanese Labour Relations Adjustment Act Japanese Labour Standards Act
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Begunto returns to striking for the first time in 13 years!
From the Begunto Website: On September 14th Begunto entered dispute after weeks of negotiations that went nowhere. On September 16th we had our first striking member. The purpose of the strike is to realize the Union’s demand that our member, Matthew Wiegand, be reinstated in his job. We aim to protect members against unfair dismissals.…
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Tozen Union Scores Paid Leave Win Over JCFL
Tozen Union members Todd, Tim, and Mark won a crucial court victory Friday over Japan College of Foreign Languages (Bunsai Gakuen). The school had denied paid leave to the teachers who work on zero-hour contracts, claiming that intervals between the one-semester contracts disrupt the continuity of their employment and therefore preclude any right to paid…
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東京学芸大学事件命令書交付について
当委員会は、本日、標記の不当労働行為救済申立事件について、命令書を交付しましたのでお知らせします。命令書の概要は、以下のとおりです（詳細は別紙）。 1 当事者 申立人 全国一般東京ゼネラルユニオン、全国一般東京ゼネラルユニオンTGUISS支部 被申立人 国立大学法人東京学芸大学 2 事件の概要
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Grève à l’Institut Français de Tokyo le samedi 27 février 2016
Devant l’obstination de la direction qui n’a rien voulu entendre, et qui trouve que passer à des contrats de 6 mois en lieu et place des contrats annuels actuels ne consiste pas en une dégradation des conditions de travail – quelle ironie quand on pense que la direction de l’IFJ est constituée en grande partie…
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Lessons in Japan’s labor laws from striking NPB baseball stars and English teachers
Eleven years ago, baseball players walked off the field in protest for the first time in the seven-decade professional history of the game in Japan. Owners wanted to consolidate two of the dozen pro teams, without offering a replacement. Players opposed the merger and were outraged that they had been kept out of the decision-making…
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空の労働者、JAL165名不当解雇の闘いに連帯を
～原告団長内田妙子さんインタビュー～ 2010年大晦日。世間の多くの人びとは、慌ただしく新年を迎える準備をしながら、ワクワクと心躍らせていたことだろう。そんななか、日本屈指の航空会社、鶴のトレードマークで有名なJAL（日本航空）で働く165名の労働者らは、大晦日に会社からクビを切られた。パイロット81名と客室乗務員84名。長年、誇りと情熱をもって空の安全を守るために仕事に従事してきた彼らは、なぜ、大晦日に仕事を奪われなければならなかったのだろうか。
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Standing up to the country’s flagship carrier
Credibility of justice system in spotlight as highest court to make ruling on JAL layoffs BY HIFUMI OKUNUKI Kuala Lumpur, 1977. The rain came down in torrents. The control tower instructed pilots to circle the airport pending better weather. The pilots had the option to divert to a nearby airport where things were quieter. Japan Airlines…
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Japan Times Staff Strikes For Higher Bonus
Editors and other staffers at Japan’s premier English-language newspaper walked out Wednesday, demanding a higher winter bonus.