NSW Teachers Federation: Education Online: August 2006 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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August 2006

The President Writes

Howard finally falters
At last sufficient numbers of the Coalition caucus have discovered the courage to defy John Howard and act with humanity, writes MAREE O'HALLORAN.

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Campaigns

School meetings the next step in A to E reports campaign
The State Government�s �one size fits all� A to E reports are educationally unsound, writes MAREE O'HALLORAN.

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Funding

Secret review can only have one outcome
SALLY EDSALL has no doubt that the Federal Government�s �secret� inquiry into funding of private schools will be biased.

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Campaigns

Your right to a collective salary agreement
Federation has begun planning for the next salaries claim with an insistence on collective salary agreements and by reaffirming the need for collegiality in the profession.

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Equity issues

Support for the Lebanon appeal
Federation has donated $5000 to Union Aid Abroad � APHEDA to assist with the humanitarian crisis created by the dislocation of hundreds of thousands of citizens in southern Lebanon.

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Public education

New signs promote our great schools
New corflute signs have been delivered to all schools.

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Salaries

Independent school teachers seek 19% pay rise
The Independent Education Union (IEU) has placed an award variation application for a 19 per cent pay rise for independent school teachers before the Industrial Relations Commission (IRC).

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Workers' rights

Monitoring of teacher sick leave
Following concern expressed at August Council, Federation has written to both Federation Representatives and principals about procedures for monitoring teacher sick leave.

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Equity issues

Do something about poverty
Federation urges teachers to do something about poverty in their classrooms during Anti-Poverty Week, October 15 to 21.

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Federal Government

A telling and historic day
SALLY EDSALL looks at two events of national significance that happened in Canberra on August 17.

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Industrial relations

Secure employment test case settled
The Federation and the Department settled the Secure Employment test case matters for schools and Saturday schools before the President of the Industrial Relations Commission on July 27.

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Salaries

Member receives $10,000 backpay
A temporary teacher has benefited from her Federation membership when she recently received $10,000 in back pay.

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Finance

Superannuation options expand
Developments in salary sacrifice/packaging provide expanded options for members, writes ROD BROWN.

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