The Trade Union of Workers in Education and Science of Slovakia (further OZ PŠaV = TUWES) is a non-profit organisation, founded in accordance to the Act of the Slovak Parliament Nr. 83/1990 about associating of citizens. The basic attributes of the Trade Union activities, stated in the Targets and the Programme of the Trade Union are the development of education in a democratic social system and equally the protection of regular and professional rights of education employees.

The Trade Union is aware of its part and responsibility in the development of education, the social status and social guarantees of pedagogical and non-pedagogical employees.

Currently there are more than 66 000 members in the Trade Union – pedagogical as well as non-pedagogical workers from the sphere of the whole education and science system in Slovakia and with this number the Trade Union is the largest one in Slovakia.

By creating of the Associations of elementary, secondary and university-level schools, as well as directly managed organisations (directly managed by the Ministry of Education of SR) the functioning of the Trade Union became more effective. Basic Organisations' Councils are working in the regions according to the Associations, proportionally represented in the authorities of the Trade Union.

The Trade Union underlines the stability of the education and of its development in comparing with the countries of the European Union.

Our Trade Union is one of the founding and most active organisations of Education International – The International Education Organisation which represents up to 29 million members from about 345 countries all over the world. We are a member of ETUCE (European Trade Union Commission for Education) as well as a member of the Pan-European Union.