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
For the past number of months, the TEFL Workers’ Union (IWW) has been in dispute with WE Bridge Academy based in Cardiff. The matter has now been resolved and both parties agreed to the following statement: The TEFL Workers’ Union (IWW) is proud to report that we have resolved our dispute with WE Bridge Academy. … Read more
The TEFL Workers’ Union is in dispute with Brighton Language College International (BLC) after a worker claimed she was dismissed after raising concerns with her manager about having to work unpaid on her day off. The union alleges that the worker was summarily dismissed without going through the required disciplinary or capability procedures. The worker, … Read more
This month saw the start of a campaign targeting the British Council (BC). At issue is the sacking of a teacher, Marina, allegedly in retaliation for whistleblowing about health and safety concerns. Read below to get up to speed with the campaign so far – and how you can get involved! The story so far … Read more
Teachers at the online teaching platform Learnship have joined the German FAU union and are demanding higher wages, more job security, and more transparency from management. Below, one the teachers talks to us about the organising campaign. 1. Give us some background to the dispute. What are the main issues? The main issue is that … Read more