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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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Tozen Gaba Workers Union in Dispute with Gaba 全国一般東京ゼネラルユニオンGABA労働組合はGABAに対して労働紛争
The Tozen GABA Workers Union is officially in dispute with the company over it’s unfair disciplinary action (不当懲戒処分) against Local Executive President Tyler Christensen. We are fighting for the right to work unpaid overtime. Say what? Yes, we are fighting for the right to work unpaid overtime without facing discipline from the company.
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NCC organizing a labor union
株式会社エヌ・シイ・シイ ＮＣＣ綜合英語学院 学院長秘書室 〒160-0023 東京都新宿区西新宿7丁目15-4 YS第一ビル 受付4階 東京新宿本部 • Temporary employment contracts • Poor communication from management • No pay raises given to teachers regardless of length of service or qualifications. • Limited office space for foreign work staff • Lack of transparency • No procedures to deal with extreme weather If you have issues with…
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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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Interac banned from Osaka prefectural projects
Cross posted from the General Union. Let’s all work together for ALTs to be directly hired. ———————————————– Interac has been found guilty of unfair labour practices by the Osaka Prefectural Labour Commission in July 2010 for refusing to hold collective bargaining with the General Union (full story here). Osaka prefectural ordinances prevent companies found in…
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Health Checks – They’re mandatory! Interac ordered to obey the law
Cross-posted from the General Union in Osaka: 5 Jul 2010 Health Checks – They’re mandatory! Interac ordered to obey the law Industrial Health & Safety Act For many westerners, the idea of a state mandated health check smacks of a nanny state, and we are often reluctant to submit to the tests. While not all…