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Trade union rights are human rights 20 August 2022 Teacher strike in Norway!
All teacher trade unions are now on strike in Norway. The two main reasons are the lack of qualified teachers, and salaries.
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Union renewal and development 2 December 2021 UEN Norway: Organisational development as the first step towards strong unions
The organisational development of unions is at the core of all UEN cooperation projects. The Norwegian union focuses on three key areas: social dialogue, gender equality and equity, and capacity building.
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Democracy 16 April 2020 "Teachers rising to the challenge of a global pandemic", by Steffen Handal.
Steffen Handal
In Norway, schools and kindergartens have been closed since the middle of March. Only children whose parents have a socio-critical profession have been attending. The Government has decided that early childhood institutions will open April 20th and grade 1 - 4 one week later.
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Trade union rights are human rights 27 March 2020 Education unions in Nordic countries join forces with public authorities to fight COVID-19 pandemic
Educators in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden are using well-developed social dialogue channels and information technology to help curb the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Union growth 12 March 2020 Beijing +25: "Making the Promise of Beijing a Reality for Learners and for Education Sector Workers."
madeleine kennedy macfoy
Examples of the work done by Education International and its member organisations in different parts of the world since the Beijing Platform for Action was adopted in 1995, demonstrate the power of taking collective action to find collective solutions.
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Union renewal and development 8 November 2019 Norway: Utdanningsforbundet sets path for the next 4 years
Under the slogan “We educate Norway”, the Union of Educators of Norway (UEN) has adopted an ambitious policy agenda that will shape the future of education in the country.
Norway: Utdanningsforbundet sets path for the next 4 years
Development Cooperation Projects
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Nordplus Horizontal 2020: Sustainable Ecosystems of Mentoring for Newly Qualified Teachers
- Host organizations
- University of SouthEastern Norway (USN)
- Cooperating organizations
- Danmarks Lærerforening, The Trade Union of Finland (OAJ), The Icelandic Teacher Union, Lärarförbundet, University of SouthEastern Norway (USN)
- Countries
- Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Sweden, Iceland, Norway
- Start date
- 2 August 2020
- End date
- 1 August 2023
Affiliates
Norwegian Association of Researchers
NARPostboks 1025 Sentrum 0104 OsloSkolenes Landsforbund
SLPostboks 8783, Youngstorget 0028 OsloUnion of Education Norway
UENPB 9191 Gronland N-0134 Oslo