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Shane Teachers Begin Tozen Strike Action

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Several teachers at Shane laid down their white board markers on Tuesday to demand the reinstatement of an unfairly dismissed union member and to demand job security.

The English language school illegally fired a teacher for leaving the school during a break. In Japan employees are 100% free during breaks.

Shane also forces teachers through the humiliation and insecurity of one-year revolving contracts. Tozen Union Shane Workers Union is fighting for several demands, among them ordinary permanent employment.

We are experiencing union growth at Shane and look forward to having enough members to make striking even more effective. We also reach out to Shane administrative staff to join forces.

Shibaura Institute of Technology Workers on Strike

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Today, the Shibaura Institute of Technology Workers Union both struck and leafleted the university. Five members of the union struck all three of their Monday lessons, from 1:00pm to 5:50pm.

This was the first day of the new semester and thus it was necessary to explain the strike to students whom the university has not made aware of its ongoing labor dispute with non-Japanese English teachers it wishes to fire and replace with Japanese-speaking English teachers.

To this end, a total of seven striking teachers and other supporters from parent-union Zenkoku Ipppan Tokyo General Union, or Tozen, leafleted the Omiya campus’s Higashi-Omiya Station bus stop from 12:20pm to 12:50pm. Reaction was positive from students and teachers alike, with many of those leafleted expressing sympathy with the unfair treatment the strikers are receiving.

The union plans to continue industrial action until the university stops stonewalling and agrees to some kind of compromise.

Next Court Hearing against ICC

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Our next court hearing against ICC language school will be held on August 26 at 13:10 room 502 at Yokohama district court. It wil be the last hearing, exchange of documents. In September testimonies will start.
Although it’s in the middle of the day and far please try to come if you can. Thank you very much.

ＩＣＣ外語学院を相手取った次の法廷での審理は８月２６日１３時１０分、横浜地裁５０２号法廷です。 最後の審理と書面のやり取りになる予定です。 ９月からは口頭陳述が始まります。
平日の日中の開催でしかも遠方ですが、可能ならばぜひお越しください。
どうもありがとうございました。

芝浦工業大学、講師のストは、第２週に入る SIT Teacher Strike Enters Second Week

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「私たちは、ストライキの第２週に入りました。学生たちからのご支援と御関心は、本当に心強いです。多くの学生から話しかけられたり、質問をされたり、ホームページを閲覧したり、諦めるなという励ましの言葉もいただきました。学生らのご支援さえあれば、失われそうな職を守るまで闘い続けられると思います。」
全国一般東京ゼネラルユニオン（略称　「東ゼン労組」）
芝浦工業大学教職員組合
執行委員長　アンソニー・ドーラン

”We have moved into our second week striking. The encouragement and interest of the students has been really uplifting. Many students have talked to us, asked us questions, visited our website, and told us not to give up. With the students’ support, we can keep this strike going until our jobs are saved.”
Anthony Dolan President Tokyo General Union, Shibaura Institute of Technology Workers’ Union Branch

芝浦工業大学の講師は労働紛争に入った!　～　Shibaura Institute of Technology Teachers on Strike!

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２０１３年に芝浦工業大学（ＳＩＴ）の講師は全国一般東京ゼネラルユニオン（東ゼン労組）でＳＩＴ支部を結成した。講師の労働条件の改善を目指して、大学に対して団体交渉を開いた。しかし、大学は、突然、「来年度から英語カリキュラムを変更する。来年度は改めて応募せよ。」と一方的に告げました。これはつまり、すべての組合に加盟している講師がクビになることを意味します。

In 2013 Shibaura Institute of Technology (SIT) teachers formed the SIT Local at Zenkoku Ippan Tokyo General Union (Tozen Union). The union started collective bargaining with the university to improve working conditions for the staff. But then suddenly the university announced that they would “change the English curriculum” and that teachers could “reapply for their jobs” next academic year. In other words, they will be fired.

東ゼン労組は講師の仕事を守るために何度も交渉しようとしたが、残念ながら、今まで大学は譲歩する態度がまったくない。それ故、ＳＩＴ支部の講師は、今日から、仕事を守るためにスト権を講師している。

Tozen Union negotiated many times to save the teachers’ jobs. Unfortunately the university has shown no sign of compromise. In response, the SIT Local has chosen to go on strike from today to protect the teachers’ jobs.

ＳＩＴの皆さんは、ぜひ私たちの闘いを応援して頂きたい。

We would like everyone at SIT to support our fight.

ＳＩＴの従業員である皆さん（講師に限らず）組合に加盟して下さい。

If you work at SIT (even if you aren’t a teacher), please join the union.

ＳＩＴの学生である皆さん、下記の連絡先に応援するメッセージを送って頂ければ、助かる。

If you are a student at SIT, please send a message of support for the union to the following address.

担当者：ルイス・カーレット

Case Officer: Louis Carlet

メール：tozen.carlet@gmail.com

E-mail: tozen.carlet@gmail.com

電話：090-9363-6580

Phone: 090-9363-6580

ICC Silent Protest in Yokohama

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Tozen Members join in a silent protest against ICC for illegally firing union member Sulejman Brkic


今日、私たちは東ゼン組合員ブルキッチ・スレイマンを解雇し日本の労働者を苦しめているＩＣＣ外語学院−彼はそこで22年間も働いていたのです−に対するサイレントプロテスト（無言の抗議）を実施しました。彼は、有給休暇と社会保険を要求した後、違法に解雇されました。連帯して来てくれた皆さん、本当にありがとうございました！

Today we held a silent protest against icc language school for violating Japanese labor by firing Tozen member Sulejman Brkic who worked there for 22 years. He was illegally fired after he requested paid holidays and social insurance and pension. Thank you very much everyone for coming in solidarity!

Tozen Vlog for May 18, 2014

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