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Your Rights at Work

June Sessions: Learn How to Organize at Your Workplace
A Maternity Allowance Consultation: A Powerful Reminder of Why Labour Unions Matter
Workplace Harassment on the Rise?
Empowering Members: Individual Organising Training Expands with New April Dates 
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Want ¥12,000 a Month? Organise a Union!
Meeting Workers Where They Are: Fukuoka Street Consultations Continue in 2025!
Your Entitlement to Maternity/Childcare Leave & Benefits
Think Your University Can Cancel Classes Without Paying? Think Again
Start 2025 with a Bang: Learn How to Organise!
PIPs and How to Fight Them – Online Workshop for Tech Workers
3rd Consultation Training Session Hosted by GU Fukuoka Office!
Non-Renewal? Know When You Can Demand Reasons
Want a Better Workplace? Learn How to Organize a Union!
HOOK: Hands Off Our Koma – Part 1: A Decade of Proactive Defence
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AEON Online and the Push for Fair Contracts in a Shifting Industry

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ECC Teachers Deserve Better: Expand Sick Leave!

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Want ¥12,000 a Month? Organise a Union!

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General Union and Supporting Workers in Transition

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Want to build union power in your workplace but not sure how to start? Our Individual Organising Training is back…

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It’s not unusual for companies to change with the times. In the language education industry, it’s essential to update pedagogy…

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Teaching English requires dedication, compassion, and professionalism. Every day, ECC teachers put their health and energy into delivering exceptional education…

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The General Union is currently in a dispute with Nagoya International School over a member who was non-renewed after filing…

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This bulletin contains information on law changes that have either passed, or are being discussed, in parliament, court decisions, and…

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General Union Fukuoka Office An unexpected call from the labour bureau led to one of those moments that perfectly illustrates…

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Labor Bulletin #217

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General Union Members Show Nationwide Solidarity on May Day

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On May 1st, members of the General Union demonstrated their commitment to workers’ rights by participating in May Day events…

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Labor Bulletin #216

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Workplace Harassment on the Rise?

Apr 27, 2025

We’re seeing a significant increase in workplace harassment grievances coming to the General Union’s online consultation portal (www.generalunion.org/consult). This raises…

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In this article for TokyoDev, General Union Secretary Dennis Tesolat looks at how established workplace practices—written or not—are protected under…

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Labor Bulletin #215

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Empowering Members: Individual Organising Training Expands with New April Dates 

Mar 20, 2025

We’re excited to announce new April 2025 dates for our popular Individual Organising Training program. This practical 50-minute session equips…

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