Norway: International Labour Organization sides with education union against the use of compulsory arbitration to end teacher strike
In a victory for trade union rights, the International Labour Organization (ILO), reaffirmed the right to strike in a case brought on behalf of educators in Norway.
Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4
20 June 2025
The CGU LGBTI Committee calls for support to renew the mandate of the UN Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Legal frameworks which prohibit discrimination in employment based on sexual orientation and gender identity are imperative to ensuring the safety of workers everywhere.
In July 2025, the UN Human Rights Council will vote to renew the mandate of the Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
(IE SOGI).
Germany: education unions welcome new federal minister and call for ambitious reforms
Germany’s education unions, the VBE and GEW, welcome the appointment of Karin Prien as Minister for Education, Family, Senior Citizens, Women and Young People and call for ambitious reforms to improve education in Germany. The unions express high expectations and emphasise the need for massive investment to meet existing challenges...
Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4
5 October 2019
#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...