Looking back, we still have a long way to go
29 May 2021
Section: News
While some progress has been made on relationships between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Aboriginal peoples, injustices continue.
Sexual harassment and gendered violence in the workplace
28 May 2021
Section: Columns
Tens of thousands of people attended the @March4JusticeAU rallies across Australia earlier this year chanting “Enough is enough” and demanding an end to gender-based violence and workplace harassment.
More teachers walk off the job over school staffing crisis
28 May 2021
Section: Media Release
NSW Teachers Federation members at Broken Hill High School have walked off the job over significant staffing problems at their school and others across regional and remote parts of the state.
Staffing crisis hits students with disability at Rosemeadow in Sydney’s south west
28 May 2021
Section: Media Release
NSW Teachers Federation members at Rosemeadow’s Mary Brooksbank School are calling for immediate action from the NSW Government to ease the staffing crisis at their school.
Teachers at Wauchope High walk out over school staffing crisis
27 May 2021
Section: Media Release
NSW Teachers Federation members at Wauchope High School walked off the job today over the NSW Government’s failure to properly staff their school and other public schools in rural and remote parts of the state.
Staffing crisis sparks teacher walkout at Toormina High School
26 May 2021
Section: Media Release
NSW Teachers Federation members at Toormina High School near Sawtell on the Mid North Coast have walked out over the impact the state-wide staffing crisis is having on their school.
New School Staffing Agreement signed
26 May 2021
Section: News
A new School Staffing Agreement will operate from day 1, term 3, 2021, until the end of term 4, 2023.
Teachers at Lithgow High walk off the job over staffing crisis
26 May 2021
Section: Media Release
NSW Teachers Federation members at Lithgow High School walked off the job on Tuesday as a result of the impact the state-wide teacher shortage is having on their school.
Gunnedah High School teachers walk off the job over staffing crisis
25 May 2021
Section: Media Release
NSW Teachers Federation members at Gunnedah High School have walked off the job over the impact of the staffing crisis at Gunnedah and many other schools in remote and regional parts of the state.
Jobs cut as NSW Government breaks promises on staffing at Murwillumbah high school
24 May 2021
Section: Media Release
Despite written and verbal assurances from the NSW Government, Murwillumbah High School has had its staffing cut for 2021.
Teachers at Grafton High School walk off the job over school staffing crisis
20 May 2021
Section: Media Release
NSW Teachers Federation members at Grafton High School have walked off the job today over significant staffing problems at their school made worse by a state-wide shortage of teachers.
Teachers at Wingham and Port Macquarie walk out over school staffing crisis
19 May 2021
Section: Media Release
NSW Teachers Federation members at Wingham Public School and Port Macquarie’s Westport Public School walked off the job today over the NSW Government’s failure to properly staff their schools and other public schools in rural and remote parts of the state.
Staff At South Grafton High School Demand Five More Teachers As State-Wide Staffing Crisis Worsens
18 May 2021
Section: Media Release
NSW Teachers Federation members at South Grafton High School have walked off the job over the staffing crisis at their school which has been unable to find replacement teachers to fill vacancies or to cover for colleagues on leave for more than a year.
Bomaderry high teachers want urgent action on dilapidated buildings
18 May 2021
Section: Media Release
NSW Teachers Federation members at Bomaderry High School have stopped work over the failure of the NSW Government to address the problems associated with a number of old, leaking and dilapidated buildings at their school.
Students, unions join forces at ’Gong TAFE protest
18 May 2021
Section: News
Wollongong TAFE and university students and staff – with support from South Coast Labour Council unions – were out in force on Friday, 14 May, to protest the Federal Government’s Budget measures.
Support students striking for climate action
17 May 2021
Section: News
School students, angry at the devastating effect of climate change, are once again taking to the streets and striking for change.
NSW Government must address staffing crisis with more permanent teachers
17 May 2021
Section: Media Release
A study of public-school employment trends which found a reliance on temporary teachers was making teaching a less attractive profession, must be addressed by the NSW Government.
Band show unionism is a family affair
15 May 2021
Section: News
Federation members Shaun and Justin Bradley showed off both their musical talents and their commitment to unionism when they took to the stage for the May Day family fun day at Parramatta.
Answers to teacher shortage lie in Gallop Inquiry recommendations
14 May 2021
Section: News
If the Berejiklian Government cannot guarantee subject selection and public school teacher supply in the inner west of Sydney, how can they guarantee it in locations such as Broken Hill, Federation President Angelo Gavrielatos asked last night (13 May).
Members walk out over woeful staff planning
13 May 2021
Section: News
Classes taught by different teachers over several weeks, teachers forced to teach outside their subject area, teach combined classes or leave students under minimal supervision.
Federal Budget lets down TAFE sector, again
13 May 2021
Section: News
The Morrison Government has no new ideas for solving the skills shortage in the 2021 Federal Budget, once again ignoring the central role of TAFE in vocational education.