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Month: August 2023

International solidarity, Tory donors, and snazzy whistles: An update on our dispute with the British Council

August 31, 2023August 30, 2023 by Ryan
Image shows three whistles. On each is the IWW logo and around it, it says "I support whistleblowers"

This month saw the start of a campaign targeting the British Council (BC). At issue is the sacking of a teacher, Marina, allegedly in retaliation for whistleblowing about health and safety concerns. Read below to get up to speed with the campaign so far – and how you can get involved! The story so far … Read more

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“These wages are economically crippling”: Learnship teachers get organised

August 30, 2023August 30, 2023 by Ryan
Image reads: Global ELT Solidarity: Solidarity with Learnship teachers and the FAU union in Germany

Teachers at the online teaching platform Learnship have joined the German FAU union and are demanding higher wages, more job security, and more transparency from management. Below, one the teachers talks to us about the organising campaign. 1. Give us some background to the dispute. What are the main issues? The main issue is that … Read more

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