The Independent Education Union of Australia expresses its full support for the NSW Teachers Federation and its members who are taking industrial action on Wednesday 4 May. The IEU also supports the Federation\u2019s bans on implementing new government policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s time for meaningful action now,\u201d said IEUA NSW\/ACT Secretary Mark Northam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The IEUA NSW\/ACT Branch represents more than 32,000 teachers, principals and support staff in non-government schools as well as early childhood teachers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTeachers and support staff across the government and non-government sectors are dedicated professionals who have been pushed to breaking point,\u201d Northam said. \u201cThe sharply rising cost of living, lack of real wages growth, ever-increasing workloads and global pandemic have led to crippling staff shortages. Our members are exhausted and burnt out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The IEU is in the process of negotiating new enterprise agreements for its 18,000 members in Catholic diocesan schools. The union\u2019s campaign, Hear Our Voice, calls on employers to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00b7 Pay teachers what they\u2019re worth (an increase of 10% to 15% over two years)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00b7 Give support staff a fair deal (pay parity with colleagues in public sector schools)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00b7 Let teachers teach \u2013 cut paperwork<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00b7 Allow time to plan<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00b7 End staff shortages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To take industrial action, the IEU is bound by federal legislation requiring a formal, complex and time-consuming balloting of its members in Catholic diocesan schools. But this process is well under way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe union has obtained a Protected Action Ballot Order in the Fair Work Commission to enable balloting of members,\u201d Northam said. \u201cThis will proceed during May and, pending its outcome, will authorise similar industrial action in late May.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe urge employers to Hear Our Voice,\u201d Northam said. \u201cIt\u2019s time for a fair deal for teachers and support staff \u2013 it\u2019s the only way to attract and retain the right people to fix the critical shortages and guarantee teaching and learning for our students now and into the future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
IEUA NSW\/ACT Branch President Chris Wilkinson said: \u201cFor too long the needs of teachers and support staff have been ignored, and now increasing workloads, growing class sizes, lack of casual staff and constant data collection requirements have hit crisis point. School staff deserve pay and conditions that reflect the complex work they do each and every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe stand with our colleagues in the NSW Teachers Federation. We all need our voices to be heard.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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