Twenty union members gathered in front of NOVA Ikebukuro school on Sunday to show support for striking teachers at the company. Strikers included a majority of the German department in Ikebukuro, effectively shutting down lessons for the afternoon.

NOVA’s ekimae location was a perfect spot to get our message out to the public, and hundreds of passers-by took leaflets, or stopped to read the signs held by picketers.

The union is demanding job security, and the reinstatement of members who were “non-renewed” after as many as 13 years with the company.

Meet your fellow union members and wind down 2006 at the Tokyo Nambu Bonenkai party with all you can drink and all you can eat for 2000 yen. This year’s party again includes all the fresh oysters that you can possibly eat.

Friday December 22nd from 6:30pm on at Nambu HQ, Shimbashi, Tokyo