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(March 6, 2024)
Union urges Tokyo gov’t to withdraw its unfair dismissals of 250 school counselors
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(February 18, 2024)
Female non-regular government workers paid less than 40% of male regular government workers’ wages
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(January 25, 2024)
Zenroren seeks to turn Japan into a nation of rising wages
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(January 23, 2024)
First International’s founding helped advance anti-slavery movement in America
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(January 11, 2024)
Yamato part-timers keep their jobs by joining labor union
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(December 7, 2023)
Tokai University teachers and staff union goes on strike to demand higher wages
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(December 7, 2023)
Zenroren stages day of action to push large corporations to stop their unfair labor practices
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(November 30, 2023)
Union workers at Iwate Medical University go on strike to block cuts in winter bonuses
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(November 30, 2023)
Starbucks Japan union formed
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(November 8, 2023)
JCP and Denki-Joho Union agree to further advance labor movement
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(November 2, 2023)
Yamazoe: Yamato Transport should stop treating mail deliverers as expendables
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(November 1, 2023)
Taxi drivers’ union opposes PM Kishida’s plan to legalize ‘ride-sharing’ for safety concern
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(October 28, 2023)
Union wins withdrawal of layoffs of Yamato Transport part-timers
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(October 19, 2023)
JCP releases bill to establish fair rules for non-regular workers
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(October 14 & 17, 2023)
Yamato Transport part-time workers form union to demand cancellation of mass dismissals
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(October 13, 2023)
Emotionally-ill NEC worker and union rebuff labor office claim for return of workers’ comp
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(October 12, 2023)
Female union activists discuss ways to achieve gender equality in workplace
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(October 11, 2023)
Zenroren-affiliated caregivers’ and helpers’ network holds assembly
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(October 6, 2023)
Self-employed Amazon delivery driver recognized as eligible for workers’ comp
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(September 20, 2023)
Denki-Joho Union holds regular convention
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(September 12, 2023)
Jichiroren survey shows 80% of nurses at municipal hospitals 'want to quit'
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(September 12, 2023)
Zenroren women’s section resolves to work even harder to achieve gender equality
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(September 2, 2023)
Akahata editor in people's movements: all workers have right to strike
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(September 1, 2023)
Unions urge Labor Ministry to take measures to eliminate hospital doctors’ excessively long working hours
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(August 25, 2023)
Zenroren launches 2 campaigns toward year's end
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(August 25, 2023)
French teachers at Athenee Francais go on strike to demand indefinite employment contracts
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(August 2 & 3, 2023)
Union condemns Osaka Expo organizer’s demand for overtime cap exemption for Expo construction workers
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(July 29, 2023)
Hirakata City mayor apologizes to city workers' union for unfair labor practice
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(July 29, 2023)
Labor Ministry panel recommends minimum hourly wage of over 1,000 yen but allows further widening of regional gaps
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(July 19-21, 2023)
Iroren decides to join Global Nurses United
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(July 1, 2023)
Zenroren: Gov’t-proposed minimum hourly wage hike to 1,000 yen insufficient to cope with rising prices
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(June 7 & 9, 2023)
JMITU calls for labor bureau’s instructions to stop Google Japan’s ‘maternity harassment’
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(May 30, 2023)
Minimum wage hike to \1,500 and eradication of regional gaps in wages urgently needed
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(May 8, 2023)
New law not enough to protect freelancers’ labor rights
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(May 2, 2023)
2023 May Day rallies call for ‘No!’ to tax increases to cover planned huge military buildup
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(April 13, 2023)
Trade union think tank estimates that minimum hourly wage of \1,500 would create 1-million new jobs
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(April 6, 2023)
JCP Tamura calls for improving pay equity among municipal workers
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(March 30, 2023)
Union stages strike to block RIKEN’s massive dismissal of non-regular researchers
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(March 29, 2023)
JMITU union’s fight against Google Japan’s forced resignation attempt
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(March 28, 2023)
KLM ordered to provide open-ended positions to 29 Japanese contract CAs
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(March 20, 2023)
Union workers at popular sushi restaurant 'Sushiro' go on strike
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(March 10, 2023)
National hospital workers walk out at 140 facilities nationwide
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(March 9, 2023)
JMITU union at Google Japan launches effort to block unilateral layoffs
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(March 4, 2023)
Unionized postal workers rally to demand substantial wage hikes and equal treatment for non-regular workers
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(March 3, 2023)
148K signatures submitted calling for nationwide across-the-board minimum wage system
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(March 2, 2023)
JMITU union formed at Google Japan
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(February 16, 2023)
Zenroren agrees with small business association to cooperate in wage hikes and SME support
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(January 29, 2023)
2023 spring wage offensive seeks to win substantial wage hikes to cope with inflation
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(January 21, 2023)
Zenroren calls for winning substantial wage hikes through strikes
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(January 18 & 19, 2023)
Zenroren: Keidanren should fulfill its social responsibility by offering pay hikes to counter rise in inflation