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Government not serious about good faith negotiations
Teachers must stand together to demand negotiated settlements on staffing, standards and salaries which acknowledge the value of the profession.
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2009 to begin with more industrial action
Members have voted overwhelmingly to stop work on January 28-29 over salaries, staffing and qualifications.
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Interstate teachers win salary increases
Industrial action for teachers in other states and territories has led to better salary rates.
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Teachers want real value pay increases
The NSW Government's 2007 wages policy does not reflect inflationary forecasts.
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Appointments by transfer save time and money
DET's staffing changes actually increase employee related costs.
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June 2003

The President Writes

Reason and passion
If passion is a prerequisite to activism, then it is no coincidence that the operations of government are in many ways designed to thwart the exercise of passion.

Campaigns

Salaries strike in June possible
Federation�s Council meeting on June 14 will consider a state-wide stoppage to inform members of the progress of the salaries campaign and the implications of the State Budget if the Government does not increase its salaries offer.

Event

Bulldogs make tribute to public education
Bulldogs Rugby Leagues Club made a tribute to public education at its match on May 23.

Working conditions

Media and OH&S Act finally start to dry out school
Media coverage and the threat of prosecution under the Occupational Health and Safety Act mean that Newtown North Public School is finally on its way to a dry, mould free and safe teaching and learning environment.

Public education

Federal Budget jettisons social justice
John Howard�s Federal Government has extended its attack on public education and training.

Federation Council

DET ethos needs re-focus, says Minister
The Department of Education and Training has come under fire from its own Minister in an address to Federation Council on May 17.

Campaigns

Lobby nervous politicians on child protection
In the current climate, with daily media focus on the protection of children, teacher unionists need to lobby politicians nervous about reviewing child protection legislation.

Professional issues

Teachers asked for say on institute
The Interim Committee for a NSW Institute of Teachers is conducting consultation with teachers in both government and non-government sectors on the future role of a professional body to be called the NSW Institute of Teachers.

Working conditions

Ideas for improving markers award proposed
A School Certificate and HSC campaigns course has developed a series of recommendations relating to the next markers award.

Event

Union future in education workers� hands
Workers in education fields have a privileged place in the future of unionism, Monash University school of political and social enquiry research professor Dr Carla Lipsig-Mumme told Federation Women�s Conference on May 31.

Workload

Expanded pilot for e-mail accounts
Fifty schools and TAFE sites have been asked by the Department of Education and Training to be involved in an expanded pilot of its Internet Services and Products Program.

Private schools

Registration to get tougher
Proposed law changes mean there will be more stringent registration requirements for private schools.

Conference

Beginners keen on conference
Enthusiasm from beginning teachers was brimming at the Beginning Teachers Conference held on May 24.

Funding

Talks commence on professional development
Federation has commenced discussions with the Department of Education and Training (DET) on its new professional development policy. This comes as the DET begins planning to provide an additional $36 million per year funding to schools in line with ALP commitments ahead of the state election.

Campaigns

Campaigning is so easy, you can do it too
Teachers at Kororo Public School have sent 19 e-mails to politicians in 10 minutes and six seconds, rejecting the Government�s salary offer of three per cent in 2004 and three per cent in 2005.

Occupational Health and Safety

IRC decision on violent students significant
The Public Service Association (PSA) has been successful in prosecuting the DET over the assault of a teachers aide special by a student at Kurrambee Special School.

Campaigns

Moves afoot on class size reduction
DET has formed a class sizes reduction unit and formed an advisory group to oversee implementation of ALP policy on class size reduction.

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