Welcome, Teachers of the world

Our aim is to bring together teacher activists internationally by recording their struggles. All over the world teachers are taking action - occupying, demonstrating and striking - against 'reforms' which are standing in the way of truly emancipated and creative education for the world's children. Through the Forum we hope to allow teachers in struggle to call for and give solidarity and to exchange ideas for resistance. This site has been set up as a result of our book 'The Global Assault on Teaching, Teachers and their Unions: Stories for Resistance.'

Migrant Teachers in Louisiana file Lawsuit

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August 09 2010 | General |

Prison Teachers Strike in UK

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Teachers who work in UK prisons struck this week against changes to their contracts which could see some of them losing up to £7000 per year

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August 06 2010 | General |

EI Condemns Killing of one more Colombian Teacher

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 A Previous Killing of Colombian Teacher

Education International (EI) has condemned the killing of yet another teacher trade unionist in Colombia

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August 06 2010 | General |

Panama Teachers to Strike

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 A Rural School in Panama

Teachers in remote areas of Panama are going on strike tomorrow in protest at the government’s failure to improve the conditions in their schools

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August 01 2010 | General |

Canadian Teachers buy Teaching Materials Themselves

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A survey by the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF) has revealed that teachers are making up for shortfalls in education funding by buying teaching materials out of their own pockets

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August 01 2010 | General |

SADTU Balloting for Strike

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 SADTU Members Demonstrating in a Previous Dispute

South African teachers are gearing up for a strike which is scheduled to start on August 10th

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August 01 2010 | General |

Berlitz Japan Action still Unresolved

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In 2009 teachersolidarity reported on a strike by foreign language teachers in Japan working for the Berlitz corporation

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July 27 2010 | General |

Washington Teachers Fired for Low Test Scores

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241 teachers - representing 5% of the teaching workforce - have been fired in the US District of Columbia for being ‘ineffective’

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July 27 2010 | General |

Egyptian Teachers form Independent Union

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 Demonstration in Egypt

Some 5000 of Egypt’s one million teachers have joined a new independent union

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July 23 2010 | General |

South African Teachers Consulted on Strike Action

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 Rural South African Children learning without a Classroom

South African teacher union leaders are consulting their members on strike action over the government’s failure to meet their salary demand

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July 20 2010 | General |

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