Educators, families, and activists unite against Trump policies in one of the largest demonstrations in U.S. history
On June 14 millions of people took to the streets in a sweeping mobilisation against the policies of the Trump Administration in the United States. The protests spanned over 2,100 cities and towns making it the third-largest single-day demonstration in U.S. history. Spearheaded by a coalition of civil society groups...
Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4
12 June 2025
Over 1,880 children brought back to school thanks to education unions working to end child labour
Across 6 countries in Africa, education union programmes against child labour are delivering life-changing results. In 2024 alone, over 1,880 former child labourers have been returned to classrooms in project areas in Burundi, Malawi, Mali, Togo, Uganda, and Zimbabwe.
Europe: Unions strategise next steps of Go Public! Fund Education campaign amid chronic underinvestment in the sector
Education unions in Southern Europe are working to address the persistent teacher shortage in their countries through the Go Public! Fund Education
campaign. Coming together in Athens from May 11 to the 13, unions from Cyprus, Greece, France, Italy, Portugal, and Spain shared insights into the challenges they are facing...
#youngteachers “I owe my union activism to my students”, by Anthony Dowling (TUI, Ireland).
Anthony Dowling
If you are passing through Glasnevin Cemetery on the outskirts of Dublin City Centre, you may come across the noticeable yet simple gravestone of James Larkin. Engraved on it is ‘James Larkin 1876-1947, The Labour Leader’. Larkin’s Gravestone may be simple but the legacy he left behind is much more...