OFSA

We have received a lot of comments from our colleagues who say that they don't really understand what has changed in the Rules of...

Just reminding, we hold general assembly tomorrow, and the agenda etc sent by email. If you have not received it, please let us know....

We have been in discussions with OIST since the summer of 2020 and signed Collective Agreement on the Basic Labor Relation Matters...

Okinawa Times article detailing a court injunction filed against OIST on 5 July

On Wednesday, 26 June, attorney Chihiro Kawazu held a press conference at the Okinawa prefectural press club to provide details of a...

Okinawa Times, May 11, 2019 It has been learned that Dr. Steven Aird (66 years old), President of the OIST Faculty and Staff Association...

OFSA has now established a Twitter account. You can reach it by clicking on the Twitter icon on the footer of any page on the OFSA...

[Ryukyu Shinpo - 2 April, 2019, Provisional Translation] In an article entitled, "Former OIST Employee Applied for Intervention over...

In an article entitled, "OIST - Dispute Due to Termination," the Okinawa Times reported the following story on Monday, 1 April, 2019. It...

[Onna Village, 28 March, 2019] An opinion poll was conducted anonymously by employees of the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology...

OIST has agreed to hold the first negotiation session with OFSA at 12:00 on Wednesday, 27 March, 2019, in the OIST Conference Center....

The Okinawa Prefectural Government conducted an on-site investigation of the OIST Clinic on 14 March, regarding OIST's October, 2018...

The Okinawa Prefecture Public Health Center decided to conduct an on-site investigation of the OIST Clinic on 14 March, regarding OIST’s...

On Wednesday morning, 13 March, 2019, OFSA submitted official documents to the Human Resources Division, notifying OIST of its intent to...

The Okinawa Times 13 March, 2019 Takashi Abe In October 2018, OIST submitted an application to Okinawa Prefecture’s Chubu Public Health...

On 18 March, Rengo Okinawa, a federation of Okinawan labor unions, will present a special information program about membership in OIST’s...

On 23 January, 2019, Dr. Steve Aird wrote to OIST Human Resources to declare his candidacy for the position of Employee Representative,...

Since its inception, OFSA has received a steady stream of complaints from OIST researchers and administrative staff members who are being...

For the second time in less than a week, with assistance from OFSA, an OIST employee has filed an application with the Labor Bureau to...

You may not see this on TIDA, but the following story appeared in both the Okinawa Times and the Ryukyu Shimpo. In a distinct break with...