This year saw the TEFL Workers’ Union continue to grow, campaign, and win. We’ve continued to hold ELT bosses to account, and shown that when we fight we win. Don’t mess with the union! 2023 saw a string of public victories for our union, alongside groups of workers raising issues of pay and conditions collectively. … Read more
The TEFL Workers’ Union is glad to present this special report on the successful union drive and early negotiations of the BC teachers in Taiwan. If you work at the BC anywhere in the world, drop us a line at [email protected]. If you’re UK-based, we’ve got your back. If you’re in another part of the … Read more
“I don’t want to feel terrified about losing my job because of saying something a manager doesn’t agree with – especially now I am pregnant.” The British Council is probably the single largest player in the global language teaching industry. On top of running its own schools and accrediting other schools, the BC also runs … Read more
Following an intense two-and-a-half year campaign by the TEFL Workers’ Union, an English language teacher has won a historic £22k payout at employment tribunal. Mike Long had been employed by Bournemouth-based United World School of English for almost 20 years when it changed ownership. Mike soon fell victim to a drastically increased workload and pressure … Read more
The TEFL Workers’ Union was appalled – if not surprised – to hear of the shock redundancies at the British Council school in Bilbao. No teachers – but especially long-serving, dedicated, experienced teachers – should be forced to pay for the bad decisions of management. The purported way in which the British Council has treated … Read more
A stern letter from a union representative has seen a Bournemouth-based TEFL teacher recover £400 in unpaid annual leave. Ralph, a member of the TEFL Workers’ Union, worked at The British School of Marketing. However, he eventually left the job due to the overbearing demands of school management. Upon leaving the job, Ralph calculated that … Read more