Why I joined and co-founded Cooperativa Serveis Lingüísitics de Barcelona
SLB member Alan Ritchie shares his thoughts on why he decided to join. Why I joined and co-founded a Cooperative for teachers & translators in Barcelona For me it all started out of frustration...
View Article5 Reasons to Join a Cooperative for Teachers & Translators in Barcelona
See What Our Members Have To Say… In 2014 we started out as a cooperative designed for teachers & translators who work for themselves but who need access to opportunities, professional development,...
View ArticleA Gran Fondo For A Grand Cause
Myles Klynhout, SLB English teacher and (rather) amateur cyclist, talks about his two-wheeled fund-raising efforts for Salut Mental Catalunya. The Barcelona Gran Fondo The Barcelona Gran Fondo is a...
View ArticleWhy I joined the Cooperativa de Serveis Lingüístics de Barcelona
SLB member Tom Flaherty shares his thoughts on why he decided to join. This article is part of a series of blog posts commissioned by SLB to have its members explain their reasoning behind joining the...
View ArticleFor Love’s Sake
The original post has been taken down in the interests of furthering the peace and harmony we eventually seemed to arrive at. Long may it continue! Many thanks to all who contributed to the discussion....
View ArticleSLB: against state violence, for democracy, on strike
The cooperative SLB expresses its unconditional rejection of the state violence employed at many polling stations yesterday in Catalonia and particularly in our home of Barcelona, as well as of the...
View ArticleKnow your rights: interview with Heiko Puechel, CCOO
In SLB we believe that it’s crucial to know your rights as a language teacher in the private sector in Catalunya. To clear up some topics such as the role of unions, the convenios and the right to...
View ArticleLights, camera … action research!
On Saturday November 25th in Barcelona, SLB’s Tom Flaherty is hosting an interactive workshop on action research – please see the foot of this post for more details and a registration form. Here Tom...
View ArticleNew law for autónomo workers in Spain: now active!
A while back we reported on the formulation of a new law for autónomo workers in Spain (autónomos are officially registered freelancers). Well, it took a while but a good part of that bill has now...
View ArticleSLB Review of 2017!
The year has already passed for some of the world as I’m typing this, so before the bells toll for us, and we down our grapes, cava, whiskey, or whatever, we’ve just about got time to squeeze out a...
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