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TEFL Workers’ Union five key criteria to safely reopen schools

    TEFL Workers’ Union five key criteria to safely reopen schools   The TEFL Workers’ Union takes the safety of our members, their colleagues, and their students as our highest priority.   We will stand behind all language school…

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On Monday 8th June a peaceful protest occurred in Hoddesdon town centre lead by the Black Lives Matter movement. A movement that did not begin in 2020, but came to the forefront of mainstream media again after Minneapolis police officers…

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London UCU sends its solidarity to comrades in the IWW

My name is Margot Hill and I am the UCU London Region Secretary. At our Regional Committee meeting yesterday we voted to send a message of support and solidarity to your organisation, the IWW Education sector. We understand that many…

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Solidarity in the face of redundancy: a message from EF staff to St. Giles staff

To the teachers at St. Giles Language School,   Covid-19 has negatively impacted the global economy significantly. The TEFL profession is no exception. In this challenging situation teachers and TEFL workers are supporting each other to make sure that the…

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Primary School workers: No plan, Not Safe, Not good enough.

No-one wants to be back in their classrooms more than teachers: it’s where we feel most ourselves, what makes us get up in the morning despite crushing workloads and the decade’s long denigration of our profession and unions. However, as…

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Education First Language School Teachers Unite!

WORKERS facing potential redundancy by international language school Education First (EF) in UK and Ireland are being urged to join a new support group in order to fight for their rights as the company begins redundancy consultations.   A large…

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Letter of solidarity from EFL teachers in Malta

Dear Comrades, It is with great pleasure that the Union of Professional Educators – Voice of The Workers is conveying its support and solidarity to all of the TEFL Workers Union members, activists and delegates, who are currently working around…

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Working in an ESOL training centre – my experience

The IWW TEFL Workers’ Union has been contacted by yet another teacher who was working under a bogus self-employment contract and, as a result, was not placed on furlough.  Moving forward, we will be supporting this worker to collect compensation…

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Unite the Union Sends Solidarity to IWW TEFL Workers

    Dear Brothers and Sisters,   The members of the Unite English Language Teachers’ Branch (Unite the Union, Ireland) send this message of solidarity to the members of the TEFL Workers’ Union (Industrial Workers of the World).   The travel…

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