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Standards and working conditions 7 December 2005 USA: teacher salaries lag behind inflation
EI affiliates in the United States of America, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and the National Education Association (NEA), both denounce the fact that teacher salaries are lagging behind rising inflation rates.
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Standards and working conditions 7 December 2005 UK: 2.5% Increase is No Pay Rise
The UK government has accepted a recommendation from the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB) to increase all salary points by 2.5% in 2006 and a further 2.5% in 2007.
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Standards and working conditions 7 December 2005 Australia: Union Questions the Independence of Minister’s Teaching Institute
EI affiliate the Australian Education Union has expressed concerns about “Teaching Australia,” a national professional body announced by the government and aimed at enhancing the professional status of teachers and teaching.
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Trade union rights are human rights 6 December 2005 EI Statement on the occasion of the International Human Rights Day on 10 Dec 2005
"Education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It shall promote understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations, racial or religious groups, and shall further the activities of the United Nations for the maintenance...
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Equity and inclusion 6 December 2005 Register for the 50th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women today!
As a consultative partner of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), EI will be participating in the 50th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (UN CSW), which will be held in New York, USA, from 27 February to 10 March 2006.
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Standards and working conditions 5 December 2005 Bulgaria: Urgent Action Appeal Update
Secondary school teachers from across Bulgaria may go on general strike according to Yanka Takeva, head of EI affiliate Syndicat des Enseignants Bulgares (SEB).
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Trade union rights are human rights 5 December 2005 Ireland: Teacher Unions Show Solidarity with Ferry Workers
Members of EI affiliates the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI), Irish National Teachers' Organisation (INTO) and Teachers' Union of Ireland (TUI) will attend demonstrations on 9th December in support of Irish Ferry Workers.
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Union growth 5 December 2005 Cambodia: Appeals Court Denies Rong Chhun Bail
The appeals court has denied bail to Rong Chhun, the president of the Cambodian Independent Teachers’ Association (CITA), who has been imprisoned by the Cambodian authorities since his arrest on 15 October.
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Union growth 2 December 2005 UK: Affiliates Agree to Union Merger
Members of EI affiliates NATFHE and the AUT have voted overwhelmingly for their unions to merge and create the world’s largest union for post-school academic and academic-related staff, with more than 110,000 members.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 2 December 2005 New Zealand: Kindergarten Teachers Vote to Strike
Kindergarten teachers belonging to EI affiliate NZEI Te Riu Roa have voted 97% in favour of striking on 8th December.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 1 December 2005 World AIDS Day 2005
On World AIDS Day, EI is encouraging its affiliates to organise nationwide activities on the theme "Education for Life" and to impel entire communities to take part in World AIDS Day celebrations and initiatives.
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Union growth 16 November 2005 EI writes in support of Cypriot affiliate
EI have today written to Mr. Mehmet Ali Talat, Leader of the Turkish Cypriot Community, in support of affiliate KTOEÖS.
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Union growth 16 November 2005 Ethiopia: Urgent Action Appeal Update
Harassment against the Ethiopian Teachers' Association (ETA) is continuing. On 12 and 14 November, ETA offices in Addis Ababa, in particular the offices of Mr Kassahun Kebede (Chairman of the Addis Ababa branch of the ETA) and Dr Taye Woldesmiate (ETA President), were searched by the police after the latter...
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Union growth 15 November 2005 Zimbabwe: Hunger Causing Pupils to Drop Out of School
Teachers' organisations have expressed concern over the increasing number of school children who are dropping out of school because of hunger. Some pupils are passing out during lessons because of hunger, after going for days without a proper meal.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 15 November 2005 USA: Affiliate Seek Records on Exclusions of Foreign Scholars
The national groups accuse the federal agencies of illegally withholding information on the government’s practice of excluding prominent foreign intellectuals based on their political views.
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Standards and working conditions 14 November 2005 Botswana: Affiliate calls for harmonisation of teacher salaries
The president of EI affiliate Botswana Teachers' Union (BTU), Japhta Radibe, has called on the government to cease discrimination within the teaching profession.
Botswana: Affiliate calls for harmonisation of teacher salaries