FREE ALDO, ARAFAT, CARLO AND BRUNO NOW! On Tuesday July 19 at dawn, a warrant from the Piacenza prosecutor’s office placed S.I. Cobas national coordinator Aldo Milani and three organisers of the Piacenza-based union (Mohamed Arafat, Carlo Pallavicini, and Bruno Scagnelli) under house arrest, together with two organisers of USB, another Italian rank-and-file union. More … Read more
Language teachers at Northumbria University are in dispute with their employer. The dispute stems from the fact that the teachers are currently entitled to one hour of paid prep time for each hour of teaching and the university wants to reduce that by half. There is a currently a public petition asking university management to reconsider, which … Read more
Heatwaves are becoming increasingly common in the UK. Language schools are rarely purpose-built and, sadly, few employers are willing to spend the money to do anything beyond basic repairs. We’ve all experienced leaky roofs, drafty and/or stuffy staff rooms, and windows painted shut. With temperatures set to regularly hit the mid-30s, it’s important workers know … Read more