| The President Writes |
Government loses plot
Teachers in the public education system are grappling with issues of moment with their students and seeking to provide the best possible teaching and learning environment in their school and TAFE colleges. The State Government, by contrast, is pre-occupied with political pointscoring of little moment and responding to the interjections of “schoolboy” Brogden. |
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| Salaries |
Council to decide on December 2 action
On November 29, Federation Council will consider a recommendation from Executive for industrial action on December 2. |
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| Industrial Relations Commission |
Government attacks professional role of teachers
In a small courtroom of the Industrial Relations Commission, in Phillip Street in Sydney, the State Government is perpetrating a gross insult to the public education profession. |
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| Workers' rights |
Federal Government moves to ban industrial action
Federation is opposed to the Federal Government’s proposed legislation banning teachers and other workers from taking industrial action. The intention to classify teachers as working in an “essential service” will prevent them from engaging in any legitimate industrial action around conditions and salaries. |
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| Professional issues |
Child protection bill in parliament
The Child Protection Legislation Amendment Bill 2003 was passed through State Parliament’s Lower House on October 29 without the Government working through the issues raised by Federation. |
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| TAFE |
Students in revolt over fees
Some 20 TAFE students from colleges in western Sydney held a lobbying day at Parliament House on October 29. |
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| Restructuring |
Service and support slashed
Details released on October 22 on the proposed Department of Education and Training (DET) restructure exposed the full extent of the reduction in services that will be the reality of the DET restructure if allowed to proceed. |
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| Occupational Health and Safety |
Discussions underway to protect teachers from violence
Federation is continuing a detailed analysis of results of its August Violence Audit. |
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| Workers' rights |
Workers call for industrial manslaughter charge
Unions are campaigning for better safety conditions on construction sites and tougher penalties for bosses who don’t keep workplaces safe after former Evans High School student Joel Exner was killed after his third day on the job at a building site on October 15. |
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| Labour movement |
Teachers Club scales down operations
On October 20, the Board of Directors of the Teachers Club took a decision to cease continuous operation of the Teachers Club. |
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| Funding |
New name for integration program
The Low Support Needs Integration Funding Program has a new name. On October 24 Education Minister Dr Andrew Refshauge announced the Learning Assistance Program for 2004. |
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| Personal finances |
Get advice before you switch
Feeling discontented? Need a change? Want to get out? Get advice, writes CAROL HOWARD. |
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| Professional issues |
Workload huge for web pilot
Implementation of DET’s web services pilot is proceeding slowly and the additional workload is huge, writes JENNIFER LEETE. |
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