University Teachers Union Forum 2007Universities Now - Jobs and Education Under Attack!

1.00 - 5.00 Sunday 24th June 2007
Tokyo Shigoto Center, Iidabashi 3-10-3, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

1.00 - 1.10 Registration

1.10 - 3.00 Forum and Discussion
Fighting Back - Strategies to Defend Our Jobs

Speakers:
Louis Carlet (Deputy General Secretary NUGW Tokyo Nambu)
John McNeill (Treasurer, General Union, Osaka)
Kazuko Shimizu (Part-time Lecturers Union, Tokyo)
Chair: Catherine Campbell (Begunto)

3.15 - 4.45 Workshop
Improving Cooperation, Consultation and Communication on Campus
Organizers: Tom Anderson and Mike Nix (UTU)

Admission ¥1000
Limited seating - only pre-registration guarantees admission
To register and for more information, email utuforum@yahoo.com
Or register on-line at www.utu-japan.org

About UTU Forum 2007

The jobs of university teachers are increasingly at risk. Universities are restructuring to compete for the declining population of high school graduates. Non-renewable contracts, age limits on appointments, the outsourcing of teaching work, and cuts in salaries and bonuses all threaten our job security and livelihoods. How we can fight back? What are our rights? UTU Forum 2007 is an opportunity to share experiences, learn from others and explore ways to protect our jobs, defend educational standards and improve working conditions on campus.

How to get to Tokyo Shigoto Center

7 minutes from Iidabashi stn and Suidobashi stn (West exit) on JR Sobu Line
7 minutes from Iidabashi subway stn on Tozai, Namboku and Yurakucho lines
7 minutes from Iidabashi on the Toei Oedo line
7 minutes from Suidobashi subway stn on Toei Mita line

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