News from Member Organisations - European Trade Union Committee for Education

Published: 01 February 2023

European trade unions call out UK government’s attack on working people

Wage increases are key for working people to maintain a decent standard of living through the cost-of-living crisis. Yet, following years of...

Published: 01 February 2023

ETUCE solidarity with the education trade unions in the UK on the issues of pay increase, reducing workload and for the right to strike

ETUCE reconfirms its strong solidarity with the teachers, academics, support staff, and other education personnel participating in today's...

Published: 23 January 2023

European trade unions condemn UK government’s anti-strike legislation

EPSU, the ETF and ETUCE representing millions of public service, transport and education workers across Europe strongly condemn the UK government’s...

Published: 17 November 2022

Teachers and education support personnel in Portugal take action to protect the planet - Spotlight on FNE’s inspiring work on education for sustainability

Following the Closing Conference of ETUCE's two year-long project on the role education trade unions in addressing sustainable environmental...

Published: 09 November 2022

Serbia: New cooperation project - Capacity Building in Education Social Dialogue at Local Level

On 28 Ocotber 2022, the cooperation pilot project between ETUCE, UEN and TUS on “Capacity Building in Education Social Dialogue at Local Level in...

Published: 03 November 2022

Israel: ITU Signs New Salary Agreement for Teachers

Following a determined struggle led by the General Secretary of the Israel Teachers’ Union (ITU), Yaffa Ben David, a historical salary agreement for...

Published: 04 October 2022

Turkey: Education workers fight for their fundamental rights and freedoms

On the 8th of September 2022, the Education and Science Workers’ Union of Turkey’s (EGITIM-SEN) executives and branch heads were forcibly withheld...

Published: 21 September 2022

LIZDA reach a compromise with Latvian Minister of Education and Science on better workload balance and increased salary!

After several weeks of failed attempts to have terms of employment reflect teachers’ heavy workloads, the Latvian Ministry of Education and Science...

Published: 08 September 2022

Ukraine: Trade Unions disagree with labour law reform

On 17 August 2022, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi signed the Law of Ukraine “On Amendments to Some Legislative Acts Regarding...

Published: 25 August 2022

KTÖS and KTOEÖS: We will not give back our rights

On 2 August 2022, KTÖS and KTOEÖS, together with their affiliates, gathered in front of the Ministry of Education in Nicosia in the joint protest...

Published: 23 August 2022

The time has finally come: the pay gap for primary teachers in the Netherlands is closed!

This year, ETUCE member organisation in the Netherlands, AOb is celebrating a major success in the name of teachers’ rights and equality in the...

Published: 12 July 2022

Protest action in Slovakia: For Tangible Financial Support Instead of Promises

On 15 June 2022, ETUCE member organisation, Trade Union of Workers in Education and Science of Slovakia (OZPŠaV) organised the biggest demonstration...