Victimised Morelos Teachers Urgently need Solidarity

Mary — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:02:09 +0000

Picture by Jacqui Birchall of a Morales Resident holding a Tear Gas Cannister thrown into her House by the Security Forces

Teachers in Morelos who have been striking against government plans to privatise schooling in Mexico are being vitimised and need your solidarity urgently

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South Australia Teachers to Strike

Mary — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 13:39:22 +0000

Rally of South Australian Teachers earlier this Year

Members of the Australian Educators’ Union (AEU) in South Australia are to strike on November 21st

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Morelos Teachers and Communities Unite

Mary — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 13:08:55 +0000

Demonstration in Morelos this Month

Teachers and communities are uniting in Southern Mexico to contest education reforms which will damage the education service. Please see previous post. If you have more information about this action please email me on mary@teachersolidarity.com or register on the forum:

Thousand of Portuguese Teachers Demonstrate

Mary — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 12:53:36 +0000

Portuguese Teachers Demonstrating earlier this Year

Thousands of Portuguese teachers took to the streets earlier this month to deomonstrate against damaging education reforms

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Thousands of German School Students Strike

Mary — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:53:19 +0000

German School Students Demonstrating Yesterday

Thousands of school students the length and breadth of Germany struck and demonstrated yesterday against the worsening of their education

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Hungarian Teachers to Demonstrate against Pay Cuts

Mary — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:36:20 +0000

Teachers in Hungary are to demonstrate on November 29th against planned pay cuts. (more…)

Puerto Rican Teachers Resist Attempts to Destroy Union

Mary — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:31:05 +0000

Striking Puerto Rican Teachers earlier this Year

Teachers in Puerto Rico - members of the FMPR - which staged a heroic strike earlier this year are resisting attempts by the US public service union SEIU to destroy their union

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Behind the Mexican Teachers’ Strike

Mary — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:23:46 +0000

Teachers’ Demonstration in Mexico

There follows an article about the current teachers’ strike in Mexico together with a link to a more in depth analysis

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Indian Teachers’ Leaders Call off Strike

Mary — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:38:23 +0000

Members of JACTO demonstrating earlier this year

A strike of teachers in India last week affected 40,000 schools. The teachers are all members of unions affiliated to the Joint Action Committee of Teachers’ Organisations (JACTO)

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Tanzanian Teachers Fight Injunction

Mary — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:22:23 +0000

A Class inTanzania

The Tanzanian Teachers union lodged an appeal last week against the injunction which halted their planned strike earlier this month.

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