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Published: 18 August 2017

Spain: CC.OO. and UGT call on workers to observe a minute of silence in solidarity with the victims of Barcelona and Cambrils

The General Workers' Union (UGT) and Labour Commissions (CCOO) condemned the brutal attack committed Thursday 17th August, in Barcelona and...

Published: 20 July 2017

Public consultation: Legal migration by non-EU citizens

The Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs from the European Commission has recently launched a public consultation on EU legislation on...

Published: 20 July 2017

Czech and Moravian Trade Union for Workers in Education (CMOS PS) and the Trade Union of Workers in Higher Education are planning protests

On 13 July 2017, a mutual meeting of ČMOS PŠ and the Trade Union of Workers in Higher and Academic Education was held in Prague. The meeting was...

Published: 17 July 2017

Working conditions and professional needs of teachers in Work-Based Learning are not sufficiently addressed in Europe

ETUCE member organisation report that in several countries, teachers and trainers in Work-Based Learning (WBL) play an essential role: for example,...

Published: 12 July 2017

Georgia: ESFTUG’s new victory in representing education personnel’s interests

The Educators and Scientists Free Trade Union of Georgia, ESFTUG, ETUCE member organisation in Georgia, announced that starting from 16 June 2017...

Published: 10 July 2017

Greece: OLME hosts its 18th Congress

The Federation of Secondary School Teachers of Greece, OLME, one of the ETUCE’s member organisations in Greece, held its 18th Congress from 30 June...

Published: 10 July 2017

Higher Education and Research Institutions are encouraged to adopt Gender Equality Plans

The research paper Gender Equality Plans in the private and public sectors in the European Union prepared for the European Parliament's Committee on...

Published: 07 July 2017

Eurydice report on Higher Education staff in Europe: job security is no longer the norm in the academic world

Eurydice report Modernisation of Higher Education in Europe: Academic Staff – 2017 published in June 2017, reveals the current realities for...

Published: 07 July 2017

Early Childhood Education and Care: Requirements for teachers increase but working conditions remain poor

A recently published OECD report Starting Strong 2017: Key Indicators on Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) shows that even though the...

Published: 07 July 2017

The United to End Female Genital Mutilation – online training tool for European professionals

According to the European Parliament Resolution on Ending female genital mutilation (2012), an estimated 500,000 women living in the EU have been...

Published: 05 July 2017

Dushanbe: Conference on the role of education trade union in social partnership

On 29-30 June 2017, Christine Blower, ETUCE President, and Susan Flocken, European Director, took part in the conference “The Role of Trade Union in...

Published: 05 July 2017

ETUC published 10th Annual Gender Equality Survey report

ETUC has published the 10th Annual Gender Equality Survey report, formerly known as 8th March Survey. The survey aims at assessing the proportion of...