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Union renewal and development 14 July 2016 Canadian Teachers’ Federation welcomes back former member to the family
In a unanimous decision, the British Columbia Teachers’ Federation was welcomed back as a member of the Canadian Teachers’ Federation by delegates attending the Annual General Meeting in Montreal.
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Trade union rights are human rights 14 July 2016 Canada’s education leaders look to put wellness back into classrooms
School is meant to be a safe place, but for too many children and their teachers the classroom has become a source of mental illness, which is why Canada’s teacher unions are taking action.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 13 July 2016 Students' and teachers’ unions call for education to be carved out from global trade agreements
Education International (EI) and the European Students' Union (ESU) urge governments in Europe, the United States, and beyond, to explicitly carve out education from global trade agreements such as the TTIP, the Trade in Services Agreement and the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement.
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Equity and inclusion 11 July 2016 Malaysia: Union underscores rights of Indigenous Peoples
Sustainable development goals will not be achieved if the rights of indigenous peoples are not respected. That was the message emerging from a meeting of teacher unionists on issues related to the rights of indigenous peoples held in Miri, Malaysia in June.
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Standards and working conditions 11 July 2016 Germany: why wouldn’t teachers recommend their profession to others?
They love their profession, but many Bavarian teachers would not recommend it to others, according to a survey on job satisfaction.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 8 July 2016 Leading UN human rights body puts students before profit
A benchmark UN Human Rights Council resolution has made clear that public education is an essential fabric of society and urges governments that increased investment is needed to guarantee that it remains a public good.
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Trade union rights are human rights 8 July 2016 Zimbabwe: Teachers take industrial action to force government to pay salaries
The Zimbabwe Teachers’ Association has engaged in a nationwide industrial action, joining other public services organisations in defending workers’ trade union rights in their country.
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Union renewal and development 7 July 2016 The NEA unites as historic US presidential election looms large
The message of solidarity was sombre but clear in Washington, D.C. as the National Education Association's LGBTQ Caucus honoured the 49 lives lost in Orlando last month to open the 154th Representative Assembly.
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Trade union rights are human rights 7 July 2016 Djibouti: EI welcomes formerly imprisoned teacher unionist
Education International’s support for Djiboutian colleagues fighting for quality education and respect for trade union and human rights was underscored recently when Djiboutian education activist Omar Ali Ewado visited the global federation’s headquarters.
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Union renewal and development 6 July 2016 USA: Democratic nominee Clinton makes her presidential pitch to teachers
Speaking to 7,000 delegates at the National Education Association’s Representative Assembly, Hillary Clinton passionately laid out her education vision to America’s largest union as she looks to gain support ahead of November’s election.
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Standards and working conditions 6 July 2016 TES: part-time teaching roles an answer to replenishing the profession
A new survey released by the Times Education Supplement shows that 77 percent of English teachers who left the profession would consider returning to the classroom if part-time or shared positions were on the table.
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