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Guyana teachers union readies for industrial action 

24th August 2018

The Guyana teachers union (GTU) is preparing  for industrial action.  Though negotiations with the government are deadlocked over a wage...

New Zealand teachers strike, closing 3/4 of state primary schools 

17th August 2018

New Zealand school teachers went on strike on August 15 for the first time in 24 years, challenging the Labour government’s plans for a...

"Learning Better"? ¿Cura o Enfermedad? 

10th August 2018

According to "Learning Better. Public Policy for Skills Development," the latest policy prescriptions on education by the Inter-American...

International solidarity from below: The Trinational's history  

26th July 2018

In the first part of this article, Jackson Potter explains contributions of teacher union leaders in Los Angeles, Mexico, Puerto Rico and...

Addition to the Research Archives: Paul Bocking on Mexico City teachers 

10th July 2018

A new item is being added to our Research collection, an article by Paul Bocking, based on "Labor geographies of socially embedded work:...

London conference 7 July 2018: Building Global Solidarity 

20th June 2018

The National Education Union – NUT Section will host a conference July 7, 2018 exploring the need for, and power of, global solidarity in...

The roots of struggle in Chicago: International solidarity from below 

12th June 2018

By Jackson PotterMany people on the left celebrate the militancy of a democratized Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) as it shifted from a...

Mass protests of school privatization in Puerto Rico met with police brutality 

15th May 2018

On May Day, thousands of Puerto Rican teachers, parents, and students launched strikes and boycotts to push back against austerity measures...

Tunisia's teachers strike against IMF-imposed austerity 

24th April 2018

Teachers in Tunisia are on strike against the austerity imposed on the country by the International Monetary Fund.  The General Federation...

São Paulo teachers: "Não Tem Arrego! (We will not waiver)”  

23rd April 2018

More than 100,000 teachers take to the streets daily, to defeat Mayor Dória and stop attacks on the São Paulo municipal pension...

Kenya higher education lecturers on strike 

22nd April 2018

Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) members, representing lecturers in higher education in Kenya, have been on strike for almost two...

Teacher, union, human rights activist attacked in Nochixtlán, Oaxaca Mexico 

7th April 2018

We reprint here a report and urgent call for action from Mexican teachers, parents, and human rights activists. Graphic photos of the...

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