NSW Teachers strike

NSW teachers will strike for 24 hours next week to protest pay and working conditions – joining other public sector workers demanding an increase to a state ...

NSW teachers will strike for 24 hours next week to protest pay and working conditions – joining other public sector workers demanding an increase to a state government-imposed salary cap. NSW Nurses have taken industrial action twice in the past three months and paramedics continue will take action this month – both over the salary cap. NSW teachers will walk off the job to protest pay and conditions

The NSW Teachers Federation announces its members will strike next Wednesday, May 4 over pay and conditions, amid an ongoing dispute with the state ...

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet acknowledged the concerns of teachers but said the decision to go on strike was disappointing. "The profession is now left with no alternative but to act in the interest of our students and our profession, and take industrial action." - NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet says teachers have a "right to be frustrated"

Public school teachers have voted to take industrial action next Wednesday as part of their dispute with the NSW government over pay and conditions.

The federation said the kindergarten to year 2 syllabus was exempt from the action because implementation was already under way. “It is telling that instead of using evidence to argue their position in the IRC they use students, parents and teachers as blackmail,” she said. The wages cap is an issue for both. Arbitration is due to begin in the Industrial Relations Commission on May 9. Get it here. It will be the second strike in less than six months as part of the union’s campaign for a 5 to 7.5 per cent pay rise.

NSW public school teachers will strike for 24 hours next week, renewing their campaign over pay, staff shortages and "unsustainable" workloads.

"If we can avoid industrial action between now when the budget comes down, that's good news for the families of NSW." A new poll of 10,000 NSW teachers released on Tuesday found 73 per cent said their workload was unmanageable and 70 per cent were reconsidering their position due to the workload. "We provided the Perrottet government with a singular opportunity to sit down with us and negotiate - genuinely negotiate - and reach a mutual agreement in order to address the crippling teacher shortage and its underlying causes: uncompetitive pay and crippling workload," Mr Gavrielatos said. If the government intended on raising the wage cap in the June budget, industrial action could be averted by explaining it to the workforce now, he said. "The profession is now left with no alternative but to act in the interest of our students and our profession, and take industrial action." "Many people - particularly those that are trying to make ends meet - are simply not able to cover their mortgage, get their kids through school or meet the fundamentals of a busy life in NSW," Mr Minns said. "The Perrottet government refused to embrace that opportunity." The union also voted to ban the implementation of new government policies or initiatives, and says members will walk out if NSW government MPs visit schools. As the cost of petrol, fresh food, meat and housing continued to rise, the government remained intent on keeping wages low. Cost of living pressures and inflation were causing real challenges, but the situation was not unique to NSW. Teachers Federation President Angelo Gavrielatos said after a strike in December, the union had suspended action to negotiate in good faith. The NSW Teachers Federation executive voted on Tuesday to walk off the job on May 4, frustrated that negotiations with the government had stalled. Public sector wage increases over the last ten years had outstripped the private sector, and increases of 2.5 per cent offered by the government were higher than any other state, he said. "I've made it very clear that we will work through these issues, and we'll get a good outcome on the other side."

NSW public school teachers will strike for 24 hours next week, renewing their campaign over pay, staff shortages...

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If the government intended on raising the wage cap in the June budget, industrial action could be averted by explaining it to the workforce now, he said. “Many people - particularly those that are trying to make ends meet - are simply not able to cover their mortgage, get their kids through school or meet the fundamentals of a busy life in NSW,” Mr Minns said. “The profession is now left with no alternative but to act in the interest of our students and our profession, and take industrial action.” “We provided the Perrottet government with a singular opportunity to sit down with us and negotiate - genuinely negotiate - and reach a mutual agreement in order to address the crippling teacher shortage and its underlying causes: uncompetitive pay and crippling workload,” Mr Gavrielatos said. “The Perrottet government refused to embrace that opportunity.” The NSW Teachers Federation executive voted on Tuesday to walk off the job on May 4, frustrated that negotiations with the government had stalled.

NSW teachers are set to strike next Wednesday to demand better pay and working conditions after it was voted unanimously by the state's Teachers Federation ...

The NSW teachers' strike planned for next week will only disrupt hardworking families and students, according to the NSW education minister.

The teachers' union suspended its industrial action in December to negotiate with the government, before accusing the government of squandering the opportunity. The union also voted to ban the implementation of new government policies or initiatives. "They just need to be in the (Industrial Relations Commission) with us and they will get an outcome." The case is due to come before the Industrial Relations Commission next month. The union wants a pay rise of between five and 7.5 per cent, as well as two extra hours of planning time. "What we're seeking is a competitive salary for teachers, a salary that is commensurate with other professions," Teachers Federation President Angelo Gavrielatos told the Seven Network on Wednesday. "We're at a point in Australia where inflation is now at 3.8 per cent and predicted to increase above four per cent but the government continues to pursue increases of 2.04 per cent, effectively inflicting a pay cut for teachers." "I am the minister but I am also a mum. The union did not need to strike to negotiate a new award, she said. "My eight-year-old is happy to be back at school and I want her to be back at school." "If you want more validation that Labor is in bed with the unions I think we saw that as well." The union has also imposed a ban on government MPs visiting schools, saying teachers will walk out if they do. The strike would disrupt families who had been through a difficult two years, and the timing at the start of term two and during the federal election was "not coincidental", she said.