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A teachers’ strike in the US has gained widespread support, reports Kristine Mayle from Chicago Teachers Union Local 1 branch

Teachers in West Dunbartonshire, near Glasgow, were set to walk out on Wednesday and Thursday this week. They are fighting against a restructuring of management positions in five secondary schools.

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Labour leader Corbyn won wide support from the NUT conference delegates

NUT delegates denounced teachers' workload as "intolerable and getting worse". Delegates also unanimously backed a motion paving the way for more strikes in Sixth Form Colleges.

Teachers have declared war on Tory education secretary Nicky Morgan.

Teachers have voted overwhelmingly for strikes against the impact of forced academies and funding cuts.

Thousands of teachers, parents, students and trade unionists marched through London and other cities.

The Tories want to force every school in England to become a privately-run academy—but the plan has sparked fierce resistance.

Teachers at Small Heath School in Birmingham were set to meet on Tuesday of this week to discuss further action to defend conditions and union rights. Also: strikes at St Peter's Collegiate School and Lambeth College

Scottish further education (FE) college lecturers have scored a stunning victory in their battle for national bargaining and equal pay.

The Tories are preparing to force every school in England to become a privately-run academy – but the plan has sparked fierce resistance.