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Standards and working conditions 28 August 2012 France: Teachers’ unions in reform consultations
EI’s French affiliates are preparing to draw up a report on the most important reforms for the education sector. This follows a consultation process launched in July by the Education Minister, Vincent Peillon, on the restructuring of the education system. The education unions have revealed their proposals which may contribute...
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Union growth 28 August 2012 Uganda: Union demands payment of teachers’ salaries
Over 30,000 teachers across Uganda have not been paid in July. That’s according to a report by the Uganda National Teachers’ Union (UNATU), one of EI’s national affiliate. The report also points out that some teachers have not been paid since December 2011.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 24 August 2012 USA: New York City teachers denied tenure
EI’s national affiliates, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and the National Education Association (NEA) have reacted to the New York City Education Department’s declaration that nearly half of New York City teachers reaching the end of their probations were denied tenure this year.
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Trade union rights are human rights 24 August 2012 DRC: Armed conflict puts education in peril
EI’s affiliates in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have voiced their support for concerns raised about education in DRC by the United Nations International Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The Fédération nationale des enseignants du Congo (FENECO-UNTC) and the Syndicat des enseignants du Congo (SYECO) were reacting to a UNICEF report...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 23 August 2012 Hungary: teachers demand their involvement in reforms
One of EI’s national affiliates, the Workers Councils’ Teacher Branch, KPSZ-KPT, has recently expressed their desire to initiate democratic negotiations with policy-makers on reforms to take effect in the Hungarian education system in 2013.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 22 August 2012 Canada: teacher unions’ demand fair collective bargaining process
Canadian educator unionists have condemned the Ontarian liberal government’s ultimatum for local teachers’ unions and school boards that has both sides of the conflict currently in a stalemate. Ontario Education Minister Laurel Broten said that if the teachers' unions and school boards do not sign the proposed new deals by...
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Trade union rights are human rights 21 August 2012 Bahrain: U.S. unions push for respect of human and labour rights
The American Federation of Teachers (AFT), along with other influential organisations, has urged U.S. Labour Secretary Hilda Solis to release her Department’s finding concerning Bahrain’s compliance with provisions of the U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (FTA). AFT, one of EI’s affiliates in the U.S., was joined in the initiative by the...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 20 August 2012 Botswana: legal victory for teachers
Two of EI’s national affiliates, the Botswana Secondary Teachers Union (BOSETU) and the Botswana Teachers’ Union (BTU), have warmly welcomed a High Court decision ruling in favour of trade unionists who had challenged the government’s decision to declare some services essential.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 17 August 2012 Russia: Government’s nation-building agenda undermines EFA
EI’s national affiliate, the Education and Science Employees’ Union of Russia (ESEUR), has called for a renegotiation of a newly proposed law that will close thousands of Russia’s educational institutions in 2013. President Putin has backed the law, along with several others that will aim to privatise Russia’s education system,...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 16 August 2012 UK: Government support needed to promote school sports
EI national affiliates in the UK reacted angrily to Prime Minister David Cameron’s suggestion that teachers were not “playing their part” in school sports. The National Union of Teachers (NUT) and the National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT) were reacting to Cameron’s call for “a big cultural...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 14 August 2012 Namibia: Free and compulsory primary education for all
The Namibia National Teachers’ Union (NANTU), EI’s national affiliate, has applauded the Ministry of Education’s decision to provide free and compulsory education at primary level.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 14 August 2012 Chile: educators deplore the violent repression of student protest
The Colegio de Profesores (CPC), EI national affiliate, has condemned the violent actions of the Chilean Police Special Force, that reacted with "violence and unjust repression” against a student protest.
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Union growth 13 August 2012 Honduras: Teachers take action for fundamental labour rights
The Federation of Teaching Organisations of Honduras (FOMH) has mobilised in defence of the work of school teachers, their Social Security, and public education in Honduras.
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Equity and inclusion 9 August 2012 Empowering Indigenous Voices
On 9 August, International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, EI reaffirms the rights of indigenous children to universal quality education at all levels.
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Standards and working conditions 8 August 2012 USA: Quality public schools at heart of union activity
In the United States, both the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) held their conventions in July. The meetings were marked by the presidential elections, as NEA and AFT are actively supporting the re-election of President Obama next November.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 7 August 2012 UN Secretary-General: “Education should be the first priority”
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has taken the initiative to mobilise the UN agencies, the World Bank, civil society organisations as well as the private sector, to help achieve education for all children by 2015. He will formally launch his initiative “Education First” at the UN Assembly in New York on...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 6 August 2012 France: Budget law includes a financial transaction tax
EI welcomes France’s new budget law, adopted by both parliamentary houses and including a 0.2 per cent tax on the purchase and sale of stocks in French companies with more than €1 billion in market capitalisation. This tax, implemented since 1 August, is double the 0.1 per cent tax proposed...
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Trade union rights are human rights 3 August 2012 Swaziland: Crackdown on striking teachers
Hundreds of laid-off teachers and the Executive Office of the teacher union SNAT sacked. This is the Government's response to the legitimate strike of civil servants.
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