News from Member Organisations

Published: 17 September 2020

Basque Country: thousands of education workers strike for a safe return to school and quality education for all students

On 15 September 2020, following protests, 70% of education workers in the Basque Autonomous Community joined in a widely successful strike to demand...

Published: 15 September 2020

Reopening of schools in the Netherlands: ETUCE Member organisation AOb demands quicker testing and better health and safety measures to protect staff and students and keep schools open

As schools across Europe are reopening following the summer holiday and closures at the height of the COVID-19 outbreaks, education trade unions...

Published: 31 August 2020

ETUCE was deeply saddened by the news of Zvonko Pavicevic passingaway on 11 August 2020

Zvonko Pavicevic, President of the Trade Union of Education of Montenegro (TUEM) died at Podgorica Hospital after a short and insidious disease....

Published: 27 August 2020

Hungary: PSZ-SEH calls on government to issue protocol for a safe return to school

In preparation for the 2020/2021 academic year, education systems across Europe are bracing themselves for reopening schools in the midst of the...

Published: 30 July 2020

Ukraine: Trade union condemns government statements about the “excessive” number of teachers

In comments to the media, government officials have criticised what they call the “excessive” number of teachers in Ukraine, estimating it at 32000....

Published: 01 July 2020

Ukraine: trade union protest against anti-union draft laws makes government step back

On 30 June, trade unions representing workers in all sectors of the economy and staged a series of warning protests across Ukraine. In the major...

Published: 25 June 2020

PSZ demands reasonable salaries and workloads for teachers in Hungary, who successfully finished the school year despite COVID-19

Teachers and education personnel in Hungary have shown remarkable adaptability and commitment during the COVID-19 pandemic. They worked hard to...

Published: 24 June 2020

Trade unions resist as Ukrainian government pushes ahead with unjust new labour law

The international trade union movement continues to stand with working people in Ukraine, including teachers, who face unacceptable attacks on their...

Published: 10 June 2020

Germany: Ensuring health and safety of teachers requires more efforts for the reopening of schools

A representative study conducted end of May 2020 by the research institute forsa upon request of VBE collected the views of 1006 teachers regarding...

Published: 03 June 2020

Croatia: Consensus has been reached between Croatian Government and trade union representatives

After reaching a compromise for education trade unions in negotiations with the Government, on Friday, 29 May 2020, a majority of public service...

Published: 28 May 2020

COVID-19: In Italy, 400 000 education workers gather for online rallies to protest for better employment and working conditions during the COVID-19 crisis and beyond

The impact of COVID-19 on education workers’ employment and working conditions is far-reaching, and can only be addressed in consultation with...

Published: 25 May 2020

Greece: Greek Government bypass social dialogue mechanisms and adopts regulation on live streaming delivery of lessons

ETUCE member organisations in Greece DOE and OLME, reported that on 8 May 2020, the Greek Parliament in midst of the COVID-19 crisis adopted through...