Union conferences and meetings

Azadeh Neman, delegate from Bromley District, made two speeches about solidarity. with Iranian educators at the National Education Union's 2026 annual conference. The union's National Executive Committee had submitted a 'priority motion opposing the USA and Israel's wars against Iran and other...

Janine Booth speaks at NEU annual conference 2026, proposing Motion 40: Equality and sector conferences and replying to the debate. The issues addressed in the debate are outlined here.

Delegate Theo Whitworth speaks at the National Education Union (NEU) annual conference 2026. Theo was speaking in favour of Motion 28, which committed the union to campaign against school closure. It was a composite motion, and included this text.

After an uprising in East Germany in 1953, Bertold Brecht penned his poem, The Solution. It included a memorable parody of the reaction of the Stalinist regime to the revolt. “The people”, they said, “had forfeited the confidence of the government and could win it back only by redoubled efforts...

Attached are the daily bulletins that Educators' Fightback issued at NEU annual conference last week. So, if you weren't there, or somehow avoided having one thrust into your hand, here they are!

Iran - Caught in the Crossfire of Oppression and Aggression NEU conference has discussed the USA and Israel’s war on Iran with little to no regard for the views of Iranian workers. Educators Fightback opposes USA/Israeli bombing, and the clerical-fascist regime that killed 20,000 pro-democracy...

Priority motion 2 is about Trump's and Netanyahu's wars. Educators' Fightback recommends that delegates vote for amendment 4 and only vote for the motion if amendment 4 is passed. The Executive motion is shockingly one-sided. It fails to criticise the fascistic Iranian government. It fails to offer...

NEU's Conference Committee made a decision to have an additional guest speaker at Conference. This was set to go ahead at the start of Tuesday afternoon's session - until delegates found out about it and objected. It is undemocratic and wrong for Conference Committee to add a speaker to the agenda -...

There’s no doubt that staff safety and wellbeing are significant priorities for NEU members. Over four fifths of educators responding to a recent survey reported rises in “challenging behaviour” from young people, including increases in instances of physical abuse. The question is, what can we do...