NSW Teachers Federation: Education Online: March 2004 Index

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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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March 2004

The President Writes

Public education unites
MAREE O'HALLORAN has been uplifted by responses in defence of public education.

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Industrial action

TAFE teachers to strike March 10
TAFE teachers will strike for 24 hours on March 10 over fees and funding.

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Public education

Strong media campaign developed
A media campaign schedule to support Federation�s major activities in both the state and federal spheres has been developed.

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Salaries

Victorian teachers strike
On March 3 teacher colleagues in Victoria went on strike for 24 hours in pursuit of their salaries claim of 30 per cent over three years. They were joined by teachers in the Victorian Independent Education Union.

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Salaries

DET corrects record about 2000 award
New Department of Education and Training Director-General Andrew Cappie-Wood has written to Federation to make a correction to the record of Industrial Relations Commission (IRC) proceedings in the salaries matter.

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Salaries

Corrective Services teachers stop work for flow-on
Corrective Services teachers at several workplaces have put in place work bans to protest the Carr Government�s refusal to pass on the interim 5.5 per cent salaries increase awarded by the Industrial Relations Commission to teachers in schools and TAFE colleges.

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DET

Survey to gauge effect of restructure
Federation seeks to hear from non school based education teaching service (NSBETS) members who have been adversely affected financially by the restructure of the Department of Education and Training.

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Event

Women to march on the 13th
All Federation women are encouraged to celebrate and acknowledge International Women�s Day on March 8. The annual march in Sydney will commence at 11am on Saturday March 13.

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Equity issues

Howard�s values and Mardi Gras
FRANK BARNES contrasts the value of teachers, Mardi Gras and the Howard Government.

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Staffing

Transfer system must be protected
Recent experiences of members seeking transfer from the north west of the state reinforce the need for vigilance and the importance of completing the application form appropriately.

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Occupational Health and Safety

WorkCover changes notifications procedure
WorkCover has changed its procedures for the notification of work-related incidents.

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State Government

Fiscal strategy is a political decision
The State Government�s decision to pay off debt while infrastructure runs down is a political decision, not an economic imperative, writes WENDY CURRIE.

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Unionism

�Terrorist� comment incites wrath
US Education Secretary Rod Paige has infuriated American teachers with his comment labelling the National Education Association (NEA) as a �terrorist orgnaisation�.

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Event

Public Education Day is May 20
Public Education Day is a day to celebrate and a day to mobilise nationwide, writes ANGELO GAVRIELATOS.

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Occupational Health and Safety

Enrolling students with a history of violence
DET has issued a memorandum and a Legal Issues Bulletin on information about students with a history of violence. JOAN LEMAIRE reports.

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