▁ 3 0 ▁years ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁substantial ly ▁reduce ▁the ▁conditions ▁guaranteed ▁in ▁the ▁collect ive ▁b arg aining ▁agreement , ▁threaten ing ▁to ▁lay ▁off ▁up ▁to ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁contract ▁teachers ▁if ▁the ▁give back s ▁were ▁not ▁agreed ▁to . ▁ ▁Indust rial ▁action ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁situation ▁at ▁Berl itz ▁is ▁different ▁from ▁country ▁to ▁country , ▁in ▁Japan ▁there ▁has ▁been ▁substantial ▁industrial ▁action , ▁including ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 – 0 8 ▁Berl itz ▁Japan ▁strike ▁organ ised ▁by ▁Beg unto , ▁which ▁grew ▁into ▁the ▁longest ▁and ▁largest ▁sust ained ▁strike ▁among ▁language ▁teachers ▁in ▁Japan . ▁Berl itz ▁file d ▁suit ▁against ▁the ▁union ▁for ▁dam ages ▁it ▁says ▁it ▁suffered ▁during ▁the ▁strike , ▁but ▁the ▁claim ▁was ▁rejected ▁by ▁the ▁Tokyo ▁District ▁Court ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁Within ▁a ▁week ▁Berl itz ▁appe aled ▁the ▁r uling ▁to ▁the ▁high ▁court , ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁court ▁date ▁being ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁The ▁final ▁hearing ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁when ▁an ▁agreement ▁was ▁struck ▁between ▁Berl itz ▁and ▁the ▁union . ▁Berl itz ▁with d rew ▁their ▁high ▁court ▁law suit ▁and ▁new ▁rules ▁for ▁collect ive ▁b arg aining ▁were ▁also ▁established . ▁They ▁will ▁again ▁be ▁conducted ▁in ▁English , ▁after ▁the ▁language ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁Japanese ▁previously . ▁Berl itz ▁also ▁promised