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Cindy Sunday Success

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8月14日に開催された東ゼン主催の「Cindy Sunday」は、大成功のうちに幕を閉じました。
Tozen’s Cindy Sunday on August 14 proved an unqualified success.

Cindy Sheehanさんは、ヒロシマ、ナガサキ、オキナワ、と日本のかつての戦場を回って、各地で忙しく活動をされていました。
Cindy Sheehan had toured and spoke at WWII sites around Japan the previous week, including Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and Okinawa.

初めての日本ということもあり、途中で体調を崩されたこともあったようですが、14日は、とてもリラックスした様子で、終始笑顔でした。
Although she fell ill, perhaps due the stress of coming to Japan for the first time, on the 14th she was smiling and relaxed.

また彼女は、「Cindy Sunday」というイベントの名前をとても気に入ってくれたようです。
She was also quite pleased with the name of the event: Cindy Sunday.

新宿区の大久保地域センターで開催されましたが、結局、会場は満席となり、後で椅子を追加するほどでした。
The venue at Okubo Chiiki Center filled to capacity, and we further had to bring in extra chairs.

参加者からは、たくさんの質問が出され、結局、時間を30分延長しましたが、Cindyさん、指宿さん、そして参加者も大いに楽しんでくれたと思います。
Questions flooded in from the floor, forcing us to go 30 minutes overtime. It was clear that panelists and participants alike had a great time.

なお、イベント終了後は、Cindyさんを東ゼンのオフィスにお招きして、打ち上げパーティをしました。
After the event, Cindy came back to the Tozen office for a mixer.

Shakai Hoken Seminar

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Do you know your rights when it comes to Shakai Hoken?

Learn how the Japanese social insurance system of public health and pension works starting from the laws, the directives and the differences between Kenko Hoken and Kokumin Kenko Hoken. Chances are that management has mislead you about your legal rights to proper insurance and pension.

Sunday, July 31, 2:00pm to 5:00pm

Osaka Keizai Hohka Daigaku Tokyo Azabudai Seminar House

Free Admission

[Osaka Keizai Hohka University Tokyo Azabudai Seminar House]

Directions: Take the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line to Kamiyacho, take Exit 1, and walk up the left side of Sakura Dori to Osaka Keizai University Tokyo Azabudai Seminar House (5 minutes).

Bank Organizing Seminar

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Build a union at your bank to boost your negotiating position and improve your working conditions!

Zenkoku Ippan Tokyo General Union will hold a workshop on Sunday afternoon, January 23, 2011 to explain step-by-step how to build a labor union in Japan, how to conduct collective bargaining with management and how to work toward improving working conditions. We have been quite successful already in making real gains at the workplace of a foreign bank right here in Tokyo. We’ll answer all your questions as well. Bring a few strong, dedicated coworkers to our seminar and we’ll walk you through the process.

Sunday, January 23, 2011, 3:30pm to 5:00pm

500 yen admission

Osaka Keizai Hohka University Tokyo Azabudai Seminar House

[Osaka Keizai Hohka University Tokyo Azabudai Seminar House]

Directions: Take the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line to Kamiyacho, take Exit 1, and walk up the left side of Sakura Dori to Osaka Keizai University Tokyo Azabudai Seminar House (5 minutes).

Contract Renewal Seminar

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Do you know your rights when it comes to contract renewal?

Zenkoku Ippan Tokyo General Union will hold a seminar/panel discussion on Sunday afternoon, January 23, 2011.

We will discuss the issue of contract renewal/non-renewal and your rights when your employment contract terminates. We will also explode several myths related to the fixed-term employment such as that after three years you are automatically considered permanent. We will open the floor for all your questions to be answered by our team of legal experts including union lawyers Shoichi Ibuski and Keiko Kato. Finally, we will give you suggestions for how to escape “permatemp” status.

Sunday, January 23, 2011, 1:00pm to 3:00pm

Free Admission

Osaka Keizai Hohka University Tokyo Azabudai Seminar House

[Osaka Keizai Hohka University Tokyo Azabudai Seminar House]

Directions: Take the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line to Kamiyacho, take Exit 1, and walk up the left side of Sakura Dori to Osaka Keizai University Tokyo Azabudai Seminar House (5 minutes).

GESS Who Just Got Sued?

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Last Friday at the Tokyo Labor Commission, Zenkoku Ippan Tokyo General Union sued executive search firm GESS International for Unfair Labor Practices under the Labor Union Act (Act No. 174 of June 1, 1949) for repeatedly refusing collective bargaining with the union.

(Unfair Labor Practices)

Article 7. The employer shall not commit the acts listed in any of the following items:

(ii) to refuse to bargain collectively with the representatives of the workers employed by the employer without justifiable reasons

Are you working for or being headhunted by GESS International? Only if you are are a member of a trade union do you have the legal right to collectively bargain with your employer to improve your working conditions.

Join the union today!

Protesters in Japan decry Myanmar ‘sham election’ plan

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Some 250 protesters [including members of Zenkoku Ippan Tokyo General Union] rallied in Tokyo on Wednesday to call for a boycott of next month’s election in Myanmar, decrying it as a sham for excluding the biggest opposition party.

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