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Ghana Teachers on Strike

Members of the National Association of Graduate Teachers in Ghana are on strike over pay and working conditions continue reading »

March 10 2010 | General | No Comments »

Ugandan Teachers Threaten Strike for Funding

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A Primary Class in Uganda 

Teachers in the Ugandan district of Masaka have threatened to go on strike if money is not provided to run their schools

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March 10 2010 | General | No Comments »

Continuing Action in Taasmania Against ‘Reform’

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 Tasmanian Teachers Demonstrating Last Month

Members of the Australian Education Union in Tasmania continue to take action against reforms of post year 10 education

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March 06 2010 | General | No Comments »

Secondary School Teachers to Strike in France

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 A Previous Demonstration by Teachers and Students against Sarkozy’s ‘Reforms’

Secondary school teachers in France are to strike against budget cuts on March 12th

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March 06 2010 | General | No Comments »

Oakland Teachers to Strike

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 California Teachers Protesting against Education Cuts Last Year

Teachers in Oakland, California have voted overwhelmingly to strike in the pursuit of a fair contract and against budget cuts

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March 06 2010 | General | No Comments »

EI Protests at Treatment of Delegates at UN

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 The UN Building in New York

Education International has written an open letter to the Secretary General of the UN expressing outrage at the treatment of union delegates at the United Nations Commission on the Stautus of Women (UNCSW)

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March 05 2010 | General | No Comments »

Unemployed Teachers in Punjab Threaten Suicide

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 A Rally of Teachers in the Punjab

Unemployed graduates of the Elementary Teacher Training progamme in the Punjab, India have been involved in desparate protests

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March 03 2010 | General | No Comments »

Guatemalan Teachers on Strike

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 Teachers Blocking a Road in Guatemala

Teachers in Guatemala in Central America  are on strike to try to secure a 16% pay rise

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February 27 2010 | General | No Comments »

Massive Demonstrations in Greece and Spain

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 Greek Demonstration

Teachers are among many other public and private sector workers who are on strike in Greece today 

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February 24 2010 | General | No Comments »

Algerian Regional Union calls for Widening of Struggle

The Bejaia section of the Algerian teachers’ union SATEF has issued a declaration calling on teachers to support the strike called by the union continue reading »

February 22 2010 | General | No Comments »

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