UK: Teachers demand 10% pay increase
BBC: Teachers demand 10% pay increase Teachers’ strike Teachers staged a one-day strike last year over pay The biggest teachers’ union in England and Wales is calling for a 10% pay rise – and says the...
View ArticleFRANCE: Concessions but strike continues
World University News: FRANCE: Concessions but strike continues Government ministers have made a further concession to striking lecturers and researchers, postponing introduction of contentious...
View ArticleFRANCE: Academic and student anger grows
World University News: FRANCE: Academic and student anger grows The nation’s universities continued to be disrupted by strikes and protests against proposed teacher training reforms last week, while...
View ArticleIsrael: The Open University… is closed for now
Jerusalem Post: The Open University… is closed for now The Open University in Ra’anana – the country’s largest university in terms of enrollment – was indefinitely closed on Sunday, after the academic...
View ArticleFRANCE: Sarkozy rejects retreat on university reforms
World University News: FRANCE: Sarkozy rejects retreat on university reforms As France’s strike by lecturers and researchers passed its 15th week, it looked possible that students’ examinations could...
View ArticleScotland: Teachers to vote on strike over class sizes
Scotland On Sunday: Teachers to vote on strike over class sizes SCOTLAND’S teachers yesterday voted for a ballot on industrial action as they stepped up their efforts to reduce class sizes. Members of...
View ArticleGERMANY: Students strike for education
World University News: GERMANY: Students strike for education Students at secondary and higher education institutions staged campaigns throughout Germany calling for a better education policy last...
View ArticleMichigan: Proposed bills tell teachers one strike, they’re out
Grand Rapids Press: Proposed bills tell teachers one strike, they’re out GRAND RAPIDS — Two bills in the state House could cause teachers to suffer greater penalties — including loss of certification...
View ArticleCALL: March 4 Strike and Day of Action To Defend Public Education
On October 24 more than 800 students, teachers, and other workers met to plan how to advance the struggle to defend and transform public education in California and beyond. The 10/24 conference...
View ArticleSouth Africa’s Public Sector (educators et al.) strike
August 22, 2010 — The two major civil service unions on strike against the South African government have vowed to intensify pressure in coming days, in a struggle pitting more than a million members of...
View ArticleUK: 2 million public sector workers strike
The Guardian: Day of strikes as millions heed unions’ call to fight pension cuts • Disruption across UK as many services come to virtual halt • Airports, schools, rail services and hospitals affected •...
View ArticleProtest violent police repression of striking Mexican teachers
LETTER FROM US section of the Trinational Coalition to Defend Public Education Asking us to support Mexican teachers – send to Mexican officials We stand in solidarity with the teachers of CNTE in...
View ArticleFaculty Take Strike Vote at University of Northern British Columbia
From The Tyee: Faculty Take Strike Vote at University of Northern British Columbia Salaries a sticking point in pricey northern city. By Katie Hyslop The University of Northern British Columbia’s...
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