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Union renewal and development 27 February 2023
European unions’ solidarity brings progress on social and policy dialogue, gender equity and union renewal

Development cooperation (DC) partners of the European Trade Union Committee for Education (ETUCE) – Education International’s European Region – met for a DC Café online and discussed activities related to social and policy dialogue, gender equity and union renewal.
European unions’ solidarity brings progress on social and policy dialogue, gender equity and union renewal
Union renewal and development 3 December 2021
Lärarförbundet Sweden: International cooperation is union solidarity in practice

In this interview, the Swedish education union explains how it puts solidarity at the heart of the union movement - from the workplace to the global level.
Lärarförbundet Sweden: International cooperation is union solidarity in practice
Union renewal and development 7 September 2021
Education union community mourns outstanding advocate for quality education and international solidarity

Education International is saddened to learn about the passing on 21 August of Margareta Axell (78), former International Secretary of Lärarförbundet, Sweden.
Education union community mourns outstanding advocate for quality education and international solidarity
Standards and working conditions 7 May 2021
Education unions’ success in improving working conditions and status for the profession despite COVID-19 crisis

Around 170 education unionists from 55 countries shared success stories in ensuring decent working conditions for education workers in an online meeting organised by Education International.
Education unions’ success in improving working conditions and status for the profession despite COVID-19 crisis
Union growth 6 April 2021
Europe: Study on industrial relations and privatisation

A study for the ETUCE, EI’s European region, showed the impact of market ideology and management practices and privatisation on industrial relations and social dialogue. In addition to looking at the evolution of EU policy in the past decade, researchers studied different methods and results of industrial relations in Francophone...
Europe: Study on industrial relations and privatisation
Trade union rights are human rights 27 March 2020
Education unions in Nordic countries join forces with public authorities to fight COVID-19 pandemic

Educators in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden are using well-developed social dialogue channels and information technology to help curb the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Education unions in Nordic countries join forces with public authorities to fight COVID-19 pandemic