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Standards and working conditions 15 February 2022 UK: Higher education staff strike over massive pension cuts and deteriorating pay and working conditions
Since February 14, thousands of University and College Union (UCU) members in the UK are taking strike action in higher education over massive cuts to university pensions . Further action is also planned over pay and working conditions .
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Standards and working conditions 14 February 2022 Zimbabwe: Strike action by teachers as government leaves them in a financial crisis
The Zimbabwe Teachers’ Association (ZIMTA) and Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) recently called on teachers to take industrial action following the government’s continued refusal to resolve longstanding salary issues, leaving teachers financially “incapacitated”. Since 7 February, teachers are on strike.
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Equity and inclusion 17 December 2021 We only protect ourselves by protecting others
Kevin Courtney
It brings such shame on the UK Government that in November 2021, 27 people including a pregnant woman, drowned in utterly miserable and terrifying circumstances just a few miles from being able to claim asylum. Safe legal routes to claim asylum have been increasingly restricted. Airlines are fined if they...
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Equity and inclusion 16 December 2021 Education unions in Germany, the UK, Switzerland, Canada, the USA and South Africa call on governments to support vaccine equity
Education International member organisations in Germany, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Canada, the United States of America and South Africa are calling on governments to support the temporary waiver of intellectual property rights on Covid-19 vaccines and treatments at the World Trade Organization. If adopted, the waiver would enable an expansion...
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Trade union rights are human rights 8 December 2021 UK: University staff vote on strike action over pension, pay, and working conditions
University and College Union (UCU) branches at 42 universities in the UK are holding reballots, asking members to back strike action regarding pay, pensions, casualisation, and increasing workloads.
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Equity and inclusion 3 December 2021 Momentum must be harnessed to tackle scourge of violence against women and girls
Patrick Roach
The Covid-19 pandemic has had profound consequences for teachers and students and for global progress in meeting the goal of quality public education for all. But, together with a health crisis, we continue deal with the pandemic of sexism and misogyny which is blighting the lives, education and life chances...
Momentum must be harnessed to tackle scourge of violence against women and girls
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