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Australia: Education International supports affiliate the NTEU

Published: 31.05.2006
Last edited: 31.05.2006
18 min

Education International has written to the ILO in support of Australian affiliate the NTEU. The action was prompted by the Australian Government’s Higher Education Workplace Relations Requirements (HEWRRs), legislation which constitutes a breach of ILO Conventions ratified by Australia.

EI at the 95th International Labour Conference

Published: 31.05.2006
Last edited: 30.05.2006
26 min

This year, Education International will once again be present at the 95th International Labour Conference (ILC) which will open on 31 May in Geneva. The Conference is the annual tripartite meeting of the International Labour Organisation's 178 member states.

UK: Lecturers prepared for prolonged pay battle with universities

Published: 31.05.2006
Last edited: 29.05.2006
56 min

Leaders of Britain's largest lecturers' union, EI affiliate the NATFHE, have voted unanimously to escalate their national pay dispute with universities, with a call to hold out for their demands "to Christmas and beyond".

Jamaica: Teachers say no to govt’s wage offer

Published: 31.05.2006
Last edited: 29.05.2006
56 min

EI affiliate the Jamaica Teachers Association (JTA) has rejected the government's latest salary offer.

EI puts case for education to OECD Finance Ministers

Published: 31.05.2006
Last edited: 24.05.2006
55 min

EI took part in consultation with Finance Ministers from OECD countries, meeting in Paris for the Annual OECD Ministerial Council. The consultations, chaired by the Finance Minister of Greece, were held with the OECD Trade Union Advisory Committee (TUAC) and Business and Industry Advisory Committee (BIAC). EI’s Bob Harris partic...