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  1. Union growth 27 March 2014

    Iceland: No end in sight to ongoing strike

    Icelandic high-school and technical school teachers have now been on strike for nine days. Negotiations are faltering, due to a government offer on 25 March that was lower than what was offered the week prior to the strike. A new high school law will be implemented in 2015, but Iceland’s...

    Iceland: No end in sight to ongoing strike
  2. Union growth 25 March 2014

    Social dialogue in public services to be discussed at the ILO

    An EI delegation will discuss how to strengthen collective bargaining rights for public employees in a forum convened by the International Labour Organisation (ILO). From 2-3 April, representatives of workers, governments, and employers will make recommendations for future action to the ILO and its constituents.

    Social dialogue in public services to be discussed at the ILO
  3. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 25 March 2014

    Nigeria: Education union opposes competency test for teachers

    The National President of EI national affiliate the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Michael Olukoya, has criticised the competency test for teachers introduced in Edo State as a scheme “to eliminate teachers”.

    Nigeria: Education union opposes competency test for teachers
  4. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 25 March 2014

    UK: Unions oppose changes to Ofsted inspection system

    The Association of Teachers and Lecturer's (ATL), the National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT) and the National Union of Teachers (NUT), all three affiliated to EI, have expressed their opposition to the changes to the Ofsted inspection system. The changes were announced on 21 March by the...

    UK: Unions oppose changes to Ofsted inspection system
  5. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 25 March 2014

    Publication des résultats du Projet TIC

    Les résultats du projet du CSEE intitulé «Les syndicats d’enseignants luttent contre l’abandon scolaire prématuré par l’utilisation des Technologies de l’information et de la communication (TIC) dans l’éducation » ont été diffusés la semaine dernière.

    Publication des résultats du Projet TIC
  6. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 25 March 2014

    New film from the Council of Europe

    The Council of Europe has just made an new film explaining its work, promoting and defending human rights, democracy and the rule of law.

    New film from the Council of Europe
  7. Trade union rights are human rights 25 March 2014

    Campaign on managing stress and psychosocial risks at work

    An EU-wide campaign on ‘Managing stress and psychosocial risks at work’ is going to be launched on 7 April 2014 by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA).

    Campaign on managing stress and psychosocial risks at work
  8. Fighting the commercialisation of education 25 March 2014

    European teachers and students raise concerns with US-EU trade partnership

    Negotiators from the European Union and the United States met in Brussels on 10-14 March to continue the controversial talks on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).

    European teachers and students raise concerns with US-EU trade partnership