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8 April 2021 
USA: Education unions join forces to build back better education system
NewsIn a joint analysis and appeal, theNational Education Association (NEA) and theAmerican Federation of Teachers (AFT) have outlined “the essential elements needed to effectively understand and address the ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted students’ academic, social, and developmental experiences”.
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17 February 2021 
USA: Trade union joins call for a New Deal for Higher Education
NewsOn 10 February, the AFT and the AAUP launched theNew Deal for Higher Education platform seeking to reclaim American public colleges and universities as a common good. A panel discussion also set out a reimagined federal role for the sector under the Biden-Harris administration.
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21 January 2021 
“Riot Backlash Hastens Moment of Truth for Internet Giants”, by Aidan White.
NewsJust how powerful these companies are in shaping public discourse is shown by the co-ordinated crackdown barring Trump and his allies from their platforms. It had an immediate effect -- an instant drop in the spread of fake news and disinformation.
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8 January 2021 
USA: Education unions condemn attack on democracy
NewsNEA: We must come together
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16 May 2019 
Understanding the invisible workforce: Education support personnel’s roles, needs and the challenges they face
ResearchEducation Support Personnel (ESP) play a vital role in promoting quality education, fostering a safe and positive learning environment for all students, and ensuring that schools and educational institutions function effectively. ESP cover a wide range of people working in the education sector, and despite being an essential part of...
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17 May 2017 
Organising teaching: Developing the power of the profession
ResearchThis study reports on the experience of several teacher unions as they respond to the challenges facing teachers in a range of national contexts: Chile, Kenya, New Zealand, Poland, Scotland, Turkey, and the United States of America.
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Cooperation Projects
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2024 Movimientos Pedagógico Latinoamericano, RED de Trabajadoras de la Educación para America Latina, Poblaciones Indígenas, Observatorio Latinoamericano de Políticas Educativas (OLPE)
Desde la IEAL, se desea lograr una estructura sindical docente cada vez más fortalecida, con mayor fuerza político-organizativa, para enfrentar lo que se viene describiendo como arremetida antisindical en los diversos países. Inclusive, para tener mayor fuerza sindical para enfrentar los diversos contextos nacionales y situaciones coyunturales. Asimismo, se desea...
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2023 - 2024 EI Africa SRGBV project 2023-2024
The project which covers the period 2023-2024 is designed to strengthen thecapacity of EI member organisations in10 French Speaking countries of Central and West Africato carry out effective work to address SRGBVin schools and unions to ensure safe teaching and learning environments for educators and learners. Activities will be conducted...
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2023 - 2026 Transforming The union through digital capacity and female educators’ leadership practice
To develop strong, democratic, and independent teachers’ trade unions able to effectively defend and promote their members’ interests and actively advocate for quality, publicly funded education for all.
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Affiliates
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American Federation of Teachers
AFT
555 New Jersey Ave. N.W.20001 Washington D.C.tel: +1 (202) 879.44.00fax: +1 (202) 879.45.02 -
National Education Association
NEA
Office of International Relations1201 Sixteenth Street N.W.20036-3290 Washington, D.C.tel: +1 (202) 833.40.00tel: +1 (202) 822.71.91fax: +1 (202) 822.70.23