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Report: Unequal Europe, Recommendations for a more caring EU
In spring 2015 the think-tank friends of Europe has published the report "Unequal Europe, Recommendations for a more caring EU". The report...
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Essential to safeguard public quality education in the framework of TTIP states CULT opinion adopted today
The European Parliament's Committee on Culture and Education (CULT) adopted its recommendations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment...
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German Teachers: Pay negotiations concluded but teachers’ problems still not solved
In the fourth round of pay negotiations an agreement on future pay increases was finally achieved. The German public sector unions, among them ETUCE...
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Save the Maternity Leave now!
The Maternity Leave Directive is in danger of being withdrawn from the European Parliament as part of its bureaucracy reduction plan (REFIT). The...
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Europe’s new Joint Employment Report pushes to continue with labour market reforms
In March 2015, the EU's Council of Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs adopted the Joint Employment Report (JER). The report was...
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Irish teachers want their full pay back
Irish Teacher Unions call for the abolition of the additional 33 hours per year they have to work as well as the abolition of the public service...
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Polish teachers: More investment is needed to improve vocational education and apprenticeship
On 9 April 2015, "Gdynia Education Solidarność", Gdynia municipality and local authorities organised a regional conference on "Good quality of...
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France: Strike over wages and working conditions
The FSU, the main trade union in the education sector in France and its affiliates including ETUCE member organisations SNES-FSU, SNESUP-FSU and...
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NASUWT Annual Conference 2015
NASUWT Conference in Cardiff from April 2 to 6 highlighted the inextricable link between teachers' pay and conditions of service and the provision...
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Russia: Ministry of Education and Science Public Council members accuse the Russian Orthodox Church of capturing schools
According to the news agency "Vektor Obrazovaniya", Russian Patriarch Kirill suggested that schools should offer the subject "The Fundamentals of...
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Germany: Renewed warning strikes in education on the road to next round of negotiations
In the battle for a satisfactory collective agreement, ETUCE's German member organisations GEW has called for renewed warning strikes in many...
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UK teachers warn next government with potential strikes
On 6 April 2015, at their annual conference the National Union of Teachers (NUT), the UK ETUCE member, voted for a possible strike after the UK...
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