Berlitz Tokyo Union Protests Pay Freeze
OhmyNews (internews) Aug 17
Two striking teachers wield a sign in Japanese reading
Across the Tokyo region, Berlitz language teachers are striking. Members of the Begunto Union, the Berlitz teachers' union in the Tokyo region of Japan, are striking against management actions regarding a pay freeze and introduction of new work contracts they see as less than satisfactory.
Begunto members are engaging in strategic rather than full strikes. Union members are still working at their schools, but at certain, coordinated times they will go on strike for 40 minutes -- the duration of one Berlitz lesson...more...
