Landmark Dispute at EC London as Teachers Demand Return to Pre-Pandemic Pay

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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

BC teachers deserve transparency! 

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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

TEFL social & meet-up (Bristol May 30th)

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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

TEFL social & meet-up (London May 2nd)

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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

BC teachers covered in the Guardian – and what you can do to help!

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