late 2018 / early 2019: Interac North Sapporo branch prepares to change from a Gyomu Itaku contract to a Haken contract. The manager at the time explains what will be changing and what will stay the same. Many ALTs are left with the impression that very little would be affected. One ALT specifically asks “Will […]
At the end of the first semester of the 2022 school year, the Hokkaido ALT Union sent out it’s unofficial employee satisfaction survey. This tradition began in 2019 as a response to the company’s unwillingness to share the results of the official employee satisfaction survey. The official survey influences changes that are made within the […]
On Thursday evening we concluded our 22nd session of Collective Bargaining. Interac North was represented by one member from Head Office. Hokkaido ALT Union was represented by Sapporo General Union. Since the company did not provide a translator, the session was conducted entirely in Japanese. The session was the 2nd in July due to the […]
On Thursday evening we conducted our 21st session of Collective Bargaining. Due to a personal emergency, the session from June was delayed until July. HAU was represented by Sapporo General Union. Interac North was represented by members from head office. Firstly we reviewed the homework that the company was given in the previous session. We […]
On Tuesday evening we concluded our most recent session of Collective Bargaining with Interac North. This session was a milestone as it was the twentieth session since bargaining began in September 2020.Hokkaido ALT Union was represented by Sapporo General Union.Interac North was represented by Link Interac. Here is a summary of what was discussed: 1. […]
As far back as 2018, the Japanese government was putting together a ¥461 billion plan to digitize education. Through GIGA School, each and every student in schools nationwide would be given access to handheld computers and high speed internet. The move was said to usher in ‘Society 5.0’ – where Internet, AI, and cyberspace will […]