News from Member Organisations - European Trade Union Committee for Education

Published: 22 January 2021

Montenegro: news of the impact of the pandemic on education

In Montenegro, like everywhere else in Europe, the school year has been strongly affected by the pandemic and its unprecedent consequences: start of...

Published: 19 January 2021

Kosovo: SBASHK demands signing of Collective Agreement and recognition of teachers’ daily work

Yesterday ETUCE expressed solidarity with its member organisation in Kosovo, the Union of Education, Science and Culture of Kosovo (SBASHK) and...

Published: 12 January 2021

France: education trade unions prepared to strike for decent salaries and quality learning environments

Teachers and other education personnel across Europe have demonstrated unwavering commitment and held together the education system throughout the...

Published: 11 January 2021

9th Congress of the Trade Union of Education and Science Workers of Ukraine

On 17 December 2020, the 9th Congress of the Trade Union of Education and Science Workers of Ukraine took place. More than 160 participants joined...

Published: 07 January 2021

Malta: MUT orders a strike after the government denies their request for online teaching

The Malta Union of Teachers (MUT) has called a two-day strike in State schools and most independent schools after its request for teaching to go...

Published: 07 January 2021

Hungary: ETUCE Member organisation calls for teachers to be among priority groups for COVID-19 vaccination

As early childhood education and primary schools have reopened in Hungary, amidst soaring COVID-19 infections across Europe, education trade unions...

Published: 05 January 2021

UK: Education trade unions mobilised to denounce ‘chaotic’ reopening of schools, advising members not to return, prompting government’s U-turn

As schools across Europe are reopening following the winter holidays and amidst soaring COVID-19 infections numbers in the United Kingdom,...

Published: 09 December 2020

Portugal: Union calls for strike to force government to negotiate

In Portugal, the Federaçao Nacional dos Professores (FENPROF) has urged educators to go on strike on 11 December. The national action is intended to...

Published: 07 December 2020

Portugal: FNE calls for adequate framework of absence for teachers in risk groups

The Federação Nacional da Educação (FNE), ETUCE member organisation from Portugal surveyed 1316 teachers throughout the country to assess the...

Published: 03 December 2020

Ukraine: large-scale attack on workers' and trade union rights continues

The mobilisation of Ukrainian trade unions and the massive solidarity support from the international trade union movement in the years 2019 and2020,...

Published: 18 November 2020

VBE survey on inclusion in German education urges further measures to support students with special needs

The third edition of the FORSA survey conducted by the German member organisation VBE (Verband Bildung und Erziehung) warns that inclusion is not...

Published: 09 October 2020

Uzbekistan: New Law on Trade Unions

On 7 March 2020, the New Law "On Trade Unions" came into force in Uzbekistan. Among other things, the law includes: Further development of...