Saturday October 15th, 4:00. Free. The TEFL Workers’ Union is proud to be hosting an online event with JPB Gerald, author of the forthcoming book Antisocial English Language Teaching: English and the Pervasive Pathology of Whiteness. We’ll be holding a zoom talk with JPB on the topic of alienation, exploitation, and racism within the English … Read more
Melissa Angarita Cardenas was a Sales Rep at SEDA College on Capel Street one ofthe largest English Language Schools in Dublin, Ireland. She challenged heremployer in 2020 and finally won a ruling for payment totalling over €40,000 byIreland’s ACAS, the Workplace Relations Commission or the WRC this month.The total awarded was €44,849. But she went … Read more
We all want and deserve decent working conditions. But the experience of far too many of us is precarious work, a lack of communication from management, and wages that mean we struggle to get a mortgage or start a family. On top of this, far too many of us only receive the statutory minimum when … Read more
An account and tips from a fellow ELT teacher The TEFL Workers’ Union received this account from an online teacher who wanted to share their experience of dealing with a dodgy TEFL school. The issues covered – unclear pay rates, dodgy contracts, confusing and contradictory statements from management – will be all-too-familiar to many of … 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
Building on our previous twitter action and a call-in campaign, the TEFL Workers’ Union (IWW) is organising a day of action on Facebook to demand that the British Council #ReinstateLara after she was sacked without cause or explanation. WHAT Social Media Campaign on Facebook to demand justice for an English Language Teacher sacked without notice … Read more