News from Member Organisations - European Trade Union Committee for Education

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...

Published: 21 October 2019

Modern media and strategic leadership: SBASHK trainings in Kosovo

ETUCE is supporting its member organisation SBASHK as it provides a series of trainings for teachers in Kosovo. Two programmes have now been...

Published: 21 October 2019

Fair pay for teachers in Croatia!

Teachers in primary and secondary have been on strike since 10 October demanding a decent pay rise which recognises the high workload and complexity...

Published: 18 October 2019

“Closer cooperation with working life creates new demands”: Views from Finland on VET and apprenticeships

Vocational Education and Training (VET) is an integral part of the education system across Europe, but VET and the teachers who deliver it often get...

Published: 17 October 2019

A Women’s Forum for teachers in Kosovo

ETUCE member organisation SBASHK has launched a new representative body especially for its women members. This step is an excellent development for...

Published: 09 October 2019

Kazakhstan: 100 international guests join education roundtable on the eve of KTUESW Congress

On 8 October 2019 ETUCE member organisation KTUESW hosted an international roundtable with the title “The Kazakhstan Trade Union of Education and...

Published: 08 October 2019

Latvian budget must follow through on agreed pay rise for teachers

Teachers in Latvia are highly qualified and dedicated professionals, but they earn much less that the Latvian average. The Cabinet agreed to deliver...