English teachers at EC London are voting on strike action in an unprecedented move for the TEFL industry. This the first time private sector English language teachers in the UK have balloted to strike. Teachers at EC English London, based in Angel, Islington, are balloting for strike action in a historic escalation of their campaign … Read more
Teachers at EC London are demanding pay restoration to pre-pandemic levels, improved working conditions and union recognition. In a first for the industry, a letter demanding union recognition was given to EC management this morning and the teachers held a rally outside the school over their lunch break. Teachers at EC London school of English … Read more
The TEFL Workers’ Union has submitted a Freedom of Information request to the British Council. The days of English Online (EOL) teachers getting passed back and forth from the BC to Impellam just to get basic information are over. Our union is here to shed light on how the BC really functions. Our union is … Read more
Sadly, shady business practices are far too common in the world of ELT. It runs the gamut from schools using bogus self-employed contracts all the way up to grifters who set up fake schools to fleece students of their cash. At the union, we consider it our duty to share information when it appears a school is not … Read more
Being in a union means having support when you have problems at work. It also means being part of a community – and nothing builds community like free pizza and drinks! Over the course of 2025, we’re hosting a series of “TEFL Town Hall” events. The first two have been in London, but we’re proud … Read more
We’re proud to be hosting the second “TEFL Town Hall” in London on May 2nd. As before, it’ll be an opportunity to meet with fellow ELT workers, do some fun activities, and, of course, free pizza and drinks! It’ll be at our union office at the May Day Rooms on Fleet Street with doors opening at 6:30 … Read more