News from Member Organisations - European Trade Union Committee for Education

Published: 03 December 2019

Lithuania: Government implements collective agreement after warning strike by unions

Last week’s 2-hour warning strike by teachers and other education personnel in Lithuania has brought a swift resolution to their dispute. The...

Published: 29 November 2019

Albania: FSASH-SPASH train a new generation of union leaders with video support from Norway

Education unions in Albania are looking to the future in a training programme for regional trade union leaders. With a particular focus on engaging...

Published: 28 November 2019

Lithuania: Warning strike calls for government to implement negotiated funding boost for education

LŠMPS is calling a two-hour warning strike tomorrow, in response to the government’s decision to overturn a collective agreement on increased...

Published: 27 November 2019

Turkey: 5000 join Eğitim Sen’s open air meeting for rights and education

Nearly 5000 members and supporters of Eğitim Sen gathered in Ankara, Turkey, on 23 November. Eğitim Sen had called academics, teachers and other...

Published: 26 November 2019

UK higher education strike: “Employers are refusing to negotiate a meaningful national agreement.”

Rob Copeland of UCU tells us about the two linked disputes which have led higher education workers in the UK to begin an 8-day strike. Employers are...

Published: 22 November 2019

Ukraine: Protests against attacks on workers' rights say “NOTHING ABOUT US WITHOUT US!”

On 14 November, trade unions in Ukraine staged a protest against attacks on workers' rights and in favour of decent living conditions. About 5000...

Published: 21 November 2019

ETUCE and OAJ Seminar on occupational health and safety education alongside the Educa Fair

Occupational health and safety is vitally important for the education sector, and a key focus of ETUCE’s work. The rise of new technologies is...

Published: 18 November 2019

Leadership in social dialogue: SBASHK’s latest training empowers teachers in Kosovo

33 teachers have developed their knowledge and skills on the topic of social dialogue at school, national and European levels. Vital for their...

Published: 18 November 2019

Turkey: For our rights, our future and our students right to education!

Teachers and higher education personnel in Turkey are facing ever greater challenges, and the situation is harming students’ access to free, fair,...

Published: 15 November 2019

North Macedonia: Trade union victory as SONK wins major pay rise for teachers

ETUCE member organisation SONK has been demanding a decent pay rise for teachers and other education personnel, whose salaries were below the...

Published: 06 November 2019

Teachers strike for a sustainable solution to funding crisis and staff shortages in the Netherlands

Schools in the Netherlands are struggling to pay their way, while a teacher shortage is getting worse and worse. The government offered a one-time...

Published: 25 October 2019

Ukraine: Education trade union meets with new Education Minister

The Ukrainian Ministry of Education and Science is under new leadership. ETUCE’s member organisation TUESWU met the recently appointed minister and...