Marta: 2, Speak Up: 0 A successful action and a short Twitter callout regarding wage theft at the Speak Up School of English in London.
Student protest in Italy - TEFL lesson TEFL lesson from the British Council for intermediate students around the topic of student protests in Italy. A reading or listening task is…
Wealth inequality in America - TEFL lesson TEFL handout aimed at advanced students based around the video Wealth Inequality in America. Activity mainly focused on vocabulary building and…
Just say no A short of account of a low-level direct action - a collective refusal to undertake a certain aspect of work - that occurred at a small language school.
Standing still at the starter's pistol: lacklustre resistance in the TEFL industry A good while back, I wrote a blog post about contract issues at the English language school I work…
Language teaching, open plan education, and organising prospects in the industry A blog entry detailing my recent experiences as a language worker--examining the structure of my…
And I thought my contract couldn't get any shitter... Sometimes, when you think your contract is already pretty bad, you can end up putting your guard…
Berlitz launches legal blitz against striking instructors in Tokyo Berlitz General Union Tokyo (Begunto) supported by the National Union of General Workers (NUGW) have…