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ETUCE launches new Action Plan on Gender Equality
The education sector and teaching profession are still disappointingly unequal on gender issues like pay, career prospects, work-life balance and...
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Ukraine: ETUCE and EPSU show solidarity with trade unions resisting unfair new labour law
Harsh reforms could push many into precarious work and undermine trade union rights. The government did not negotiate with trade unions before...
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Kosovo: 10000 union members sign petition against €320 salary delay
A 25% salary increase for public sector workers, proposed by the government of Kosovo* last year, will be delayed for 4 months. This was the...
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New EIGE report: Europe still struggling with gender segregation in education
Gender equality remains a pressing issue in the EU. New challenges like digitalisation, migration or climate change have emerged alongside the old...
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Opening-up the European Semester: ETUCE-ETUI seminar helps trade unions develop the tools to engage
Education and its workers are increasingly affected by the European Semester, the EU’s annual policy coordination process. European Commission...
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International Migrants’ Day - Celebrating migrants and the education staff who help them flourish
18 December is International Migrants Day. This UN-sponsored celebration of the contributions which migrants make to our economies and societies is...
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New PISA results show the challenges of teaching reading in a digital world
The OECD has released its latest PISA results, comparing the educational attainment of 600 000 15-year-olds in 79 countries. As ever, reading,...
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The Malta Union of Teachers celebrates 100th anniversary
Dating back to 1919, the Malta Union of Teachers (MUT) was the first trade union established in Malta. MUT recently held a series of activities to...
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EU Council of Ministers calls for a new approach to Occupational Health and Safety
The EPSCO Council gathers Ministers of Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs from EU member states. On 10 December 2019, they...
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Serbia: Success for union campaign as government signs collective agreement for higher education
After five years of tough negotiations, trade union leaders in Serbia have signed a collective agreement for the higher education sector with the...
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“Early childhood education and care is really on the political agenda right now”
Stig Lund from Denmark represents ETUCE in the European Commission’s Working Group on “Early Childhood Education and Care” which has a mandate...
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France: Education trade unions join massive mobilisation against unfair pension reforms
The Macron Government proposes to move towards a universal pension system for all based on “points” accrued every working year, which will have an...
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