Educators in Serbia demand fair wages, dignity for work
Teachers and their unions have been demanding basic wages at par with the average wage in the country and reduction in non-academic work. Unions held a massive rally in Belgrade on September 24 to press these demands
Teachers and parents unite for right to early education in Croatia
Kindergarten teachers and other workers in Croatia join forces with parents to build a better early childhood education system. There is a shortage of stuff and wide variations in pay among teachers
Ecuadorian teachers mobilize in defense of equalization of salary
In Ecuador, the teachers teaching in public institutions receive around 50% less salaries than those teaching in private institutions
Uruguayan workers protest the economic crisis and high cost of living
Thousands of Uruguayans took part in a partial national strike called for by the PIT-CNT and mobilized against the right-wing national government, its austerity policies, rising hunger, high cost of living, privatization of public companies, among other issues
Israeli court orders illegal, forced transfer of Palestinian Bedouins and other stories
Today we look at the Israeli High Court ruling on mass expulsions in Masafer Yatta; a severe anti-abortion law advanced in Louisiana, US; and more
Ecuadorian teachers on hunger strike in defense of Intercultural Education Law
The teachers are demanding the full implementation of the Organic Law of Intercultural Education (LOEI), including equalization of teachers’ salaries at national level
Hungarian teachers demand better salaries and working conditions and other stories
Today we look at a teachers’ strike in Hungary, threats to trans children’s access to gender-affirming care in the US, and more
Hungarian teachers starts indefinite strike demanding wage hikes, increased staff
The conservative government in Hungary led by Viktor Orban has tried to restrict teachers’ strikes by issuing a special decree calling for mandatory teaching services in schools citing the COVID-19 crisis
Teachers in Puerto Rico strike for wages, benefits
After the government failed to deliver on salary increases and cut pensions, teachers have called a national strike
Explained: Reasons behind the massive student debt crisis in the US
Why are so many American citizens under so much debt from trying to attain education? What is the structure of the education system which has led to this crisis?
Workers of Attorney General’s Office in Paraguay begins one-month strike
The workers of the Attorney General’s Office are protesting the budget cuts announced in the ministry for 2022. The unions have condemned that the reduction in budget will affect various areas of its competence in addition to its daily functioning
Paraguayans wage struggle against Abdo’s anti-people policies
Since Monday, doctors, Indigenous people, peasants and teachers have been mobilizing against different policies of president Mario Abdo Benítez’s government
- Google employees lead sit-ins protesting company’s complicity in genocide
- Israeli tourists attack vigil in Cusco in support of Palestine
- During Red April, Brazil’s MST restates the importance of agrarian reform
- German authorities’ crackdown on Palestine Conference sparks widespread outrage
- As elections approach, India’s farmers count government’s broken promises
