Teachers stage walkout of Sydney school ahead of visit by NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet
2 years, 8 months ago

Teachers stage walkout of Sydney school ahead of visit by NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet

ABC  

Tensions between the NSW government and teachers reached a flashpoint this morning when about 40 staff walked out of a Sydney school moments before the arrival of Premier Dominic Perrottet. Key points: About 40 teachers walked out of Marsden High School Mr Perrottet said he was working through pay concerns with the teachers' union and the Education Minister Teachers across the state will strike for 24 hours next Wednesday Mr Perrottet this morning visited the Meadowbank Education and Employment Precinct, in Sydney's north-west, to mark the first day of the new school term. The NSW Teachers Federation announces its members will strike next Wednesday, May 4 over pay and conditions, amid an ongoing dispute with the state government over public service wage caps. Teachers and staff from Marsden High School briefly walk off school grounds ahead of a visit by NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet.

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Disruptions flagged for 83 WA public schools as teachers strike in latest pay rise bid
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Disruptions flagged for 83 WA public schools as teachers strike in latest pay rise bid

ABC  

A planned half-day teachers strike across WA looks set to up-end plans for parents and employers on Tuesday, when thousands of teachers are expected to walk off the job until lunchtime. Premier Roger Cook said there was "no reason" teachers should stop working on Tuesday, describing the stop-work action as "regrettable and unnecessary". Department of Education director-general Lisa Rodgers said …

New survey finds almost every public school is being affected by casual teacher shortage
1 year, 2 months ago

New survey finds almost every public school is being affected by casual teacher shortage

ABC  

A major casual teacher shortage means almost 10,000 lessons are happening without adequate educational support in public schools across New South Wales every day. It found a 42 per cent shortfall in the number of casual teachers is driving the problem and it warns that almost every public school surveyed is affected. NSW Teachers Federation acting president Henry Rajendra said, …

The irony of teachers strikes? Many won’t really be striking at all
1 year, 11 months ago

The irony of teachers strikes? Many won’t really be striking at all

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A significant proportion of those teachers …

Teachers speak out about 'atrocious' staff shortages crippling many NSW public schools
2 years, 7 months ago

Teachers speak out about 'atrocious' staff shortages crippling many NSW public schools

ABC  

The school bell rings and the halls fill with yelling and scuffling as a mass movement of teenagers makes its way along a corridor. "We're failing these kids at the moment, and that's horrible," Sarah, a teacher and union delegate from south-west Sydney who has asked us to change her name, says before the rally. Soon after, Joel sent me …

NSW teachers to strike on Wednesday after failed bid by government to placate union over pay rises
2 years, 8 months ago

NSW teachers to strike on Wednesday after failed bid by government to placate union over pay rises

ABC  

Teachers across New South Wales will still walk off the job tomorrow, despite an 11th-hour attempt by the state government to placate the union over pay rises. Key points: The NSW Teachers Federation remains committed to striking on Wednesday Wage increase negotiations have been postponed until after June's state budget Schools will have minimal supervision or will be non-operational during …

NSW teachers vote to strike next Wednesday over pay and conditions
2 years, 8 months ago

NSW teachers vote to strike next Wednesday over pay and conditions

ABC  

The NSW Teachers Federation has announced its members will strike next Wednesday, May 4 over pay and conditions. Key points: Teachers will walk off the job across the state on May 4 NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet says teachers have a "right to be frustrated" Teachers went on a state-wide strike in December last year The union's state executive unanimously decided …

NSW public school teachers are striking — here's everything you need to know
3 years, 1 month ago

NSW public school teachers are striking — here's everything you need to know

ABC  

NSW's public school teachers and principals are walking off the job on Tuesday, the first time in a decade such statewide industrial action has been taken. The teachers union points to a report from the Education Department warning the government that NSW public schools would run out of teachers in the next five years. "I want to reassure parents that …

NSW teachers vote for December strike over pay and staff shortages
3 years, 1 month ago

NSW teachers vote for December strike over pay and staff shortages

ABC  

Public school teachers across New South Wales have voted to go on strike next month over pay and staff shortages. Hunter teacher Natalie Hudson said students saw teachers "run ragged", which turned them off considering a career in teaching. "The Perrottet government doesn't seem to care that the shortages are so bad that one in five teachers are teaching outside …

Teacher candidacies surge in wake of spring walkouts
6 years, 5 months ago

Teacher candidacies surge in wake of spring walkouts

Associated Press  

The spring of teacher uprisings has given way to summer, but these are anything but lazy days for educators continuing the fight through their own election campaigns. Hundreds of teachers are running for office in November elections, campaigning primarily on promises to address public education spending cuts and meager pay hikes that provoked walkouts in states including Arizona, Oklahoma and …

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