Our union is proud of the support we’ve been offering to British Council English Online teachers over the past few years. This recently culminated in a long article in the Guardian, which you can find here. The article, entitled British Council accused of forcing gig economy teachers into ‘feeding frenzy’ for work, details the precariousness … Read more
Joining a union means having support if you ever have a problem at work. But it’s more than that: it’s a community of folks who care about the jobs and care about each other. Bosses try to play us off each other: competing for hours in the lean times, scrambling to get that coveted guaranteed-hours … Read more
The TEFL Workers’ Union has gone public with a dispute with English Express/Real Action, a charity language school based in North West London. At issue is unpaid and late wages, bogus self-employment, and bullying management. Teachers at English Express first reached out to the union when they were informed that the school had far less … Read more
We’re happy to report on developments at EC where, after agitation from teachers at EC London, management have agreed to paid CPD and paid preparation for observed lessons. And the London EC teachers didn’t only win it for themselves, they won it for all EC teachers across the UK! Read on to find out how … Read more
A staff member at Brighton EF has been banned from wearing a Palestine solidarity badge, despite legal protections to do so. The union is now escalating this to a public campaign. Read on to find out how EF has allowed it to reach this point. Approximately a month ago, a staff member at Brighton EF … Read more
Below an online teacher at one of the big chain schools (trust us, you’ve heard of them) writes about the importance of being in the union. I wanted to say a big thank you to the TEFL Workers’ Union for supporting me with an issue that I experienced at one of the big chain schools. … Read more