India continues its persecution of Muslims with the most recent attack in the form of a Rohingya crisis in the making. The state of Assam is updating its citizenship records in an effort to weed out “illegal” citizens, mostly Muslims...
Former KCTU president HAN Sang-gyun is on a hunger strike, begun in Hwasung Prison on March 28th to support the calls of the KMWU Ssangyong Motor Branch fighting for justice. Former president HAN wrote that he will continue Brother KIM's...
Workers employed by the global company Yakult in Melbourne, Australia, had a good win after a 10 day long strike. The workers were involved in an enterprise bargaining period and were looking to get wage rises to keep up with...
Submitted on Fri, 03/30/2018 - 5:53pm Members of the Sacramento IWW write this letter with solemn condolences to the family and friends of Stephon "Zoe" Clark. On March 18th, Sacramento Police Department officers Terrance Mercadal and Jared Robinet shot ten...
Demonstrating their commitment to the communities they call home, members of CUPE 255 recently donated $10,000 to various worthwhile causes across Southwestern Ontario. “Our members are extremely proud to live and work in and around the communities we serve. Many of...
CUPE Newfoundland Labrador is very pleased to hear Minister Kirby announce that all the province’s libraries will remain open and suggest that new libraries may be coming. Since government’s announcement in 2016, CUPE has been fighting to ensure that the libraries remain...
While today’s budget was definitely a good sales pitch it won’t heal the broken bond of trust between the Liberals and the people of Ontario, says CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn. “After decades of cuts and ignoring people’s needs, eleventh hour...
Education International joins its affiliate the Alliance of Concerned Teachers in expressing alarm about the deteriorating human rights situation in the Philippines, as the country’s State Prosecutor is seeking to have teachers, Indigenous peoples’ leaders and human rights defenders declared...
Education International is sad to learn of the passing of Tom Bediako, an outstanding Ghanaian education trade unionist, who for over 10 years made a considerable contribution to the strengthening of education unions and quality education in Africa as Education...
Education International and its affiliates’ work on open science and the publishing industry was showcased at this year’s Comparative International Education Society (CIES) conference. The privatisation of higher education and, specifically, how to increase access to research and make science...
The International Alliance in Support of Workers in Iran (IASWI) was formed in 1999 in Toronto-Canada and formally announced its formation in January 2000. In nearly two decades of continuous activism, we have played an impactful role in securing international support for Iranian workers’ struggles against the Islamic Republic of Iran, employers, and the inhumane conditions the capitalist order has imposed on working-class lives in Iran. During these years, our politics and the foundational basis guiding our activism have been predicated on working-class traditions with an uncompromising emphasis on working-class independence and autonomy.