Ei-iE

Union renewal and development

We bring together our member organisations to discuss and share experiences, good practices and ideas on responding to collective challenges. Together we are building the education unions of the future: mass participation organisations that reflect the diverse interests and identities of their members and offer educators a multitude of ways to engage and contribute.

Our work in this area

  1. News 12 December 2012

    Worlds of Education: New online edition available now!

    EI has launched a dedicated blog-style website as a new anchor point for its flagship magazine, Worlds of Education. Making maximal use of the internet for the magazine will better serve the needs of our readers and enable to distribute EI’s views more widely and easily.

    Worlds of Education: New online edition available now!
  2. News 12 December 2012

    East African teacher leaders discuss Education for All, democratic freedom, status of teachers

    The EI member organizations in Eastern Africa asked Education International to step up its activities in support of teachers in Somalia and Djibouti. In Dar Es Salaam, where East African education unions met on 10-12 December, the Somalian representative said that the country has no longer a viable public school...

    East African teacher leaders discuss Education for All, democratic freedom, status of teachers
  3. 3 December 2012

    Fred van Leeuwen: Adress to the PSI Congress

    It is an honor to bring to this Congress the greetings of the Council of Global Unions and of my own organization: Education International. Let me start by congratulating Rosa on her election as your new General Secretary. Welcome, Rosa, to one of the most trying positions in our movement....

    Fred van Leeuwen: Adress to the PSI Congress
  4. News 23 November 2012

    Updated memorandum of understanding between UNESCO and EI

    UNESCO and EI have signed a renewed memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Paris, France, on 22 November 2012. The document lays out the cooperation for the 2012-2020 period between the two organisations dedicated to achieving free quality public education.

    Updated memorandum of understanding between UNESCO and EI
  5. 16 November 2012

    Global Agreements and Protect, Respect, Remedy

    International Framework Agreements or Global Framework Agreements have expanded in number and have evolved considerably in recent decades. Too often, they have been examined in isolation from the larger picture of multinational enterprises, not only concerning other forms of social dialogue and trade union organising, bargaining, and campaigning priorities, but...

    Global Agreements and Protect, Respect, Remedy
  6. News 8 November 2012

    USA: Teachers and their unions rising to the challenge in hurricane aftermath

    Many teachers, their colleagues, and their communities, primarily in New York and New Jersey, were struck hard by Hurricane Sandy. Their homes were destroyed, and their schools and workplaces severely damaged. Many families still find themselves facing an emergency, lacking clean water, food, clothing and new power outages.

    USA: Teachers and their unions rising to the challenge in hurricane aftermath
  7. News 27 September 2012

    Shashi Bala Singh: New Chief Regional Coordinator for Asia-Pacific

    EI is pleased to announce the appointment of Shashi Bala Singh as Chief Regional Coordinator for the Asia-Pacific Region. She will take up the post on 1st January next when the present incumbent, Aloysius Mathews, retires.

    Shashi Bala Singh: New Chief Regional Coordinator for Asia-Pacific
  8. News 27 September 2012

    Shashi Bala Singh: New Chief Regional Coordinator for Asia-Pacific

    EI is pleased to announce the appointment of Shashi Bala Singh as Chief Regional Coordinator for the Asia-Pacific Region. She will take up the post on 1st January next when the present incumbent, Aloysius Mathews, retires.

    Shashi Bala Singh: New Chief Regional Coordinator for Asia-Pacific
  9. News 2 July 2012

    Quebec teachers' union elects new president

    For the first time in its history, the Centrale des syndicats du Québec (CSQ), EI's largest member union in Quebec, elected a nurse, Ms Louise Chabot, as its President. Ms. Chabot succeeds Mr Réjean Parent, who led the organisation since 2003.

    Quebec teachers' union elects new president
  10. News 22 June 2012

    Take action to support quality public services now!

    On 23 June, World Public Services Day, EI is joining the global trade union federation, Public Services International (PSI), in celebrating and promoting quality public services worldwide. Public services, including education, are key to building civil societies where people work together for the benefit of the whole community.

    Take action to support quality public services now!