Education International President and Australian Education Union (AEU) Federal Secretary, Susan Hopgood, explains how her union got started in international cooperation and highlights key moments that made a difference.
On the 4th of July, Independence Day in the United States, education unions around the world are standing up in support of the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). Our colleagues are on the frontlines, mobilising and organising to defend public education, students, and school...
Global education union movement rallies in solidarity with educators in the United States as they resist relentless attacks from the Trump Administration
During the major mobilisations staged over a period of three months by the teaching profession in Morocco, the SNE-CDT education union actively listened to workers’ demands, organised grassroots consultations, and built a shared trade union position. A national trade union renewal plan was also launched, setting out specific aims such...
Morocco: Sustained strike action turns into a foundational event, driving trade union renewal
Since 2006, teachers’ unions in Burkina Faso and Canada have been working together to strengthen capacity building for teachers and their unions in Burkina Faso. Despite security challenges, this cooperation has continued to bear fruit.
Burkina Faso: International cooperation and mutual respect drive professional development and union building
Education union representatives and development cooperation (DC) partners explored successful initiatives from around the world, highlighting the importance of effective communication, and the integration of modern technology to grow and mobilize union membership and increase the union bargaining power. This was during the latest Education International (EI) DC Café on...
Innovative membership engagement: Crucial tool for education union growth
44 million teachers are need globally by 2030 – a shortage that affects developing and developed countries alike, as demonstrated across the Commonwealth.
Tackling the teacher shortage crisis in the Commonwealth
In March 2020, the tropical heat was rising in Tamil Nadu, India. The teachers were in the thick of handling lesson planning, engaging with students and uploading our progress for the final term of the academic year in a buzzing school environment. The state government announced a complete lockdown in...
"Education union drives for context-appropriate solutions to tackle Covid 19 challenges", by Shri N. Rangarajan & Dr. J Eswaran.