Germany: high school students strike High School students struck and marched across Germany yesterday in protest against classroom overcrowding, lack of teachers, and the pressure of examinations.
Warm autumn? Heat rises in Italian education In response to new educational reforms from the Berlusconi government, staff and students at Italy's schools and universities have risen in…
Rebellion against Italian education reform grows Protest against government cuts in school and university research funding has escalated with mass street demonstrations and occupations spreading across the country.
Sussex university technical staff strike, 10th October 2008 Technical staff at the University of Sussex went on strike last Friday (10th October), in a protest…
UCU members vote for industrial action at Nottingham Trent University University and College Union (UCU) members at Nottingham Trent University (NTU) have voted in favour of strike action on Tuesday 21 October following attacks on campus unions.
Education Worker #02 2008 Education Worker is the free bulletin of the Education Workers Network, part of the Solidarity Federation.
Queens University placing excessive targets on probationary staff The University and College Union at Queens University Belfast is highlighting the excessive demands being placed on workers currently in probationary periods.
UCU to ballot on strike action at Nottingham Trent University The University and College Union branch at Nottingham Trent University is to ballot its members on strike action following the formal de-recognition of the local UCU branch by university managers.
Psychologists protest against involvement in torture Over 400 psychologists in the United States are currently withholding dues to the American Psychological Association over its failure to explicitly condemn all forms of torture.
Nottingham Trent University de-recognises academics union Lecturers at Nottingham Trent University (NTU) warned today that they may take strike action over an…
Queens University pursuing compulsory redundancies Queens University in Belfast is for the first time ever attempting to make staff compulsorily redundant. Following a meeting with UCU, these…