Dr Taye Woldesmiata, leader of the Ethiopian Teachers Association
The following article is an urgent appeal for solidarity from the Ethiopian teachers’ union which is in imminent danger
May 29 2008 | General | No Comments »
Oaxaca teachers protesting against SNTE leadership in 2006
Section 22 of the Mexican Teachers Union in Oaxaca started a 21 day series of strikes and occupations last Tuesday.
May 25 2008 | General | No Comments »
Teachers in South Australia are campaigning for a 21% pay increase and improved conditions for education. continue reading »
May 20 2008 | General | No Comments »
AEU members at a rally in Melbourne
Teachers in Victoria who have been on a series of highly successful strikes to demand improved pay and conditions have won significant gains.
May 19 2008 | General | No Comments »
A school class in Senegal
Senegalese primary and secondary teachers continued their strike this week after talks broke down with the government
May 16 2008 | General | No Comments »
Teachers and civil servants demonstrating in Paris
Hundreds of thousands of French teachers went on strike on Thursday against proposals for savage job cuts across the public services
May 16 2008 | General | No Comments »
Parents wait for news outside the flattened Juyuan middle school
In the second disaster to hit Asia in the last few days, schools were among the many buildings destroyed when a powerful earthquake hit South Western China on Monday
May 13 2008 | General | No Comments »
Rescuing a child in Myanmar
Cyclone Nargis devastated the state of Myanmar (Burma) last Saturday, destroying whole villages and battering the capital.
May 09 2008 | General | No Comments »
A polling station in Zimbabwe
Teachers in Zimbabwe have been subject to violence in the aftermath of the disputed elections.
May 05 2008 | General | No Comments »
Teachers from New South Wales on strike earlier this year
Members of the Australian Education Union (AEU) in the Northern Territory of Australia stopped work on April 28th in pursuit of a 15% pay increase
May 04 2008 | General | No Comments »