Teachers at Malvern House London have announced a week of strike action from Monday 24 November to Friday 28 November. Pickets will take place at 8:45am each day outside the language school on Pentonville Road. The teachers are organised in the TEFL Workers’ Union, a part of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). Striking … Read more
The TEFL Workers’ Union is proud to sponsor a public meeting on Saturday October 11th, to be held at the IWW office in Manchester. We’ll be joined by some of the Malvern House London teachers to hear their story of the first English language school strike in UK history! When: Saturday October 11 Where: St. … Read more
Teachers at Malvern House London are set to strike at the end of the month. Below, they lay out their reasons for taking this step. The decision to strike hasn’t come easily. It follows years of dedication, compromise, and repeated efforts from teachers to improve conditions at Malvern House. But despite our commitment, our voices … Read more
Teachers at Malvern House London have voted unanimously for strike action. The TEFL Workers’ Union (IWW) is proud to report that our members at Malvern House London have voted in favour of strike action. The vote was overwhelming: 100% union membership amongst the teachers, a 100% turnout in the ballot, and a 100% vote in … Read more
The following was initially sent to the EL Gazette in response to a statement issued by EC management in the paper. In it, the Manchester EC teachers challenge the “race to the bottom” logic presented in management’s statement and urge all EC teachers to get unionised! We, the teachers at EC Manchester, express our solidarity with … Read more
With the support of organisations like ELT 4 Palestine, teachers have been pushing IATEFL to take a more active stance on the genocide in Gaza. IATEFL’s recent statement on the matter isn’t only hypocritical, it’s a moral abdication. Here is the response of the steering committee of the TEFL Workers’ Union. The TEFL Workers’ Union … Read more