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Fellow Workers, I cannot express how proud I am to have our BAME Officer, Andrea Gilbert as a member of our union. She does so much for her community and for us in the IWW – one such thing Andrea…

Industrial  Workers of the  World  TEFL Workers’ Union  tefl [at] iww [dot] org [dot] uk – c/o 88 Fleet Street, London EC4Y 1DH  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 8th February, 2021  Union takes multinational Kaplan language school to tribunal in case challenging  precarious employment …

Liverpool City Council have recently launched a budget consultation in which they propose to defund (effectively closing) the One Stop Shops in the region. The ‘shops’ are advice centres that help members of the community access support and services; from…

IWW BAME Officer Andrea Gilbert & IWW Women’s Officer Hazel Perry On International day of Zero Tolerance for Female Mutilation, we recognise how power and choice are determined in the world by sex. Millions of girls are robbed of their…

It’s no secret the current situation has put all of us workers in a dire situation. The government and its now clear and dangerous policy of herd immunity has exposed all of us to a catastrophic scenario in regards to…

TEFL Workers’ Union takes Kaplan to employment tribunal, alleging bogus fixed-term contracts   Members and followers of the union may remember that we had a campaign at Kaplan language school in late summer and early autumn 2020 when the company…

Today, NEU members employed their section 44 rights collectively to stay out of unsafe workplaces. While other Unions refused to give similar advice to their members, the NEU informed members of their right to protect themselves from unsafe working conditions…

We wanted to make a little extra note, pointing out an important clarification, especially for those who will support and participate in NEU’s call tomorrow. The veracity of the NASUWT communication hangs on interpretation of Part V of the TULRCA,…

Make Our Schools Safe!   This is an eye-opening interview to a Fellow Worker, from the front lines of UK’s educational system during COVID-19 pandemic.   Would you like to introduce yourself?   I’m originally from Northern Ireland, but I’m currently…