Berlitz Union Japan Spring Demo

Berlitz Japan Union is asking for a raise and bonus this year- we get our answer from management on the 10th of March. We have struck before in 2005 and 22007 December. This video is the March in March Demo in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Berlitz Japan's Begunto Union sent reps to participate with many other Unions including ex Nova employees for this march through Shibuya.

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• Berlitz
• Japan
• Tokyo
• Union
• Demo
• Nova
• Begunto

[cellphonetrickery]

2005 salary freeze- Begunto struck & got a pay thaw for ALL instructors. (The parent company claims 5 years record profits in 2008 See Benesse site investor relations. Makes sense?)

In 1992 Berlitz Japan increased contract lesson burdens 30 lessons to 40 - de facto 33 % increase in required availability w/ little or no comp. The Union fought 8 years to return to 30 unit/week.

A new 40 unit contract teacher gets the same unit pay as back in the mid 1980s. The Union is fighting against it.

[cellphonetrickery]

Berlitz teachers Union "Begunto" continues to strike for an across the board wage increase. The current offer from Japan Berlitz management - was merely a "base up" for a 10th of the total teaching force in Berlitz Japan. Granted, it was the very first cost of living increase/"base up" in 16 years offered- but only for such a small percentage of teachers.

[CoolBigWillieStyles]

its about time Japanese started sticking up for their rights!

[jesshaus]

as a berlitz employee i stand with you in solidarity

the instructors are paid shit and its disorganized as hell

power to the people, keep it up