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Union growth 1 March 2019 Australia: education union and activists will make the 2019 federal election the ‘education election’
At their Federal conference, Australian Education Union’ leaders and activists welcomed the commitment made by the Labour party to greatly increase funding for public education, and reaffirmed their determination to ensure that the upcoming federal election focus on education issues.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 28 February 2019 Haiti: trade union front for quality public education, social dialogue and a statute for teachers in the private sector
Despite many obstacles, Education International’s Haitian affiliates are jointly campaigning for quality public education and the establishment of a dialogue with the Minister of Education. They are also supporting a statute for teachers in the private sector.
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Union growth 27 February 2019 Uganda: education union urges public authorities to keep promise of improved working and living conditions
Confronted with the Government’s failure to sign a collective bargaining agreement and increase teachers' salary in the upcoming national budget, the Uganda National Teachers’ Union has given notice of industrial action beginning on 20 May.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 26 February 2019 France: trade unions strongly oppose increased tuition fees for foreign students
French education unions are taking a stand against the planned increase in tuition fees for non-EU students.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 25 February 2019 Australia: Entrenched inequality in public school funding
The Australian Education Union (AEU) has reacted to a report into the provision of childcare, education and training: highlighting that pubic authorities favour private schools over public schools when it comes to funding, and demanding that an end be put to the Morrison government’s inequal treateent of public schools.
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Climate action and literacy 22 February 2019 Teachers support students in their fight against climate change
The student mobilisations against climate change are growing in intensity and reach - now teachers are voicing their support for their students' courage and determination.
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Trade union rights are human rights 22 February 2019 Philippines: International solidarity against teacher harassment
An international delegation has joined the education union ACT to express its solidarity with teacher unionists, profiled and harassed by the government in contravention of commonly agreed human rights.
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Trade union rights are human rights 21 February 2019 Iran: Free teacher unionist detained in Kurdistan province!
Education International has sent a protest letter to the government of Iran deploring the arbitrary arrest and prolonged detention of Mokhtar Asadi, teacher and member of the Iranian Teacher Trade Association in the province of Kurdistan.
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Union renewal and development 19 February 2019 Upcoming events
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Union growth 19 February 2019 Felisa Tibbitts appointed UNESCO Chair in Human Rights in Higher Education
Education International congratulates Felisa Tibbitts for her nomination as UNESCO Chair in Human Rights in Higher Education.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 18 February 2019 Another step on the path towards open access
Education International has answered a call for consultation on open access of research, stressing that the public good is served by the widest and most accessible dissemination of scholarly work and educational material.
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