Childcare strike

2022 - 9 - 7

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WA childcare centres to close as workers strike for better pay (WAtoday)

The strike is part of national action urging the new government to boost funding so qualified staff can be paid wages on par with school teachers, whose ...

“The solution to this is around government funding. “The second thing they’re calling for is to see early education as education, just like we see schools, it’s just as important. And finally, to put children before profit.

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Childcare worker strike could be Australia's largest amid ... (ABC News)

Childcare workers across Australia are planning to walk off the job today, saying increasing demands and wages barely above the minimum have them at ...

It all starts here, it can't happen without us." Early Childhood Education Minister Anne Aly said she was committed to supporting and growing the early childhood education and care workforce. getting them new shoes," she said. "That system really needs to be rethought in terms of how the money that's going into early childhood education is distributed," she said. "I've definitely thought about it a few times, going to a job where you just go to the job, come home and you don't have to think about it," she said. "Parents should talk to their early educators to see if the action is impacting their centre and room," UWU early education director Helen Gibbons said.

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Childcare workers strike for better pay as ministers point to wage ... (The Sydney Morning Herald)

As Labor calls for multi-employer bargaining to fix wages in care industries, early educators will rally at Parliament House to demand a funding overhaul to ...

[Angus Thompson](/by/angus-thompson-h13u28)is a federal political reporter covering industrial relations for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.Connect via [Nicole Precel](/by/nicole-precel-gxzx81)is an education reporter at The Age. She is also a documentary maker.Connect via [Katina Curtis](/by/katina-curtis-p4yw01)is a political reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, based at Parliament House in Canberra.Connect via “Educators are leaving in droves, that’s a poor outcome for families,” Gibbons said, agreeing it will take more than changes to bargaining to increase wages. [Goodstart](/link/follow-20170101-p5b69l), the [Early Learning & Care Council of Australia](/link/follow-20170101-p5bcxx) and workers have said the government needs to pin increased funding to the sector to higher rates of pay. [nationwide industrial action](/link/follow-20170101-p5b3cn) involving thousands of workers to force the government to overhaul childcare funding to guarantee better pay and conditions. [Angus Thompson](/by/angus-thompson-h13u28), [Nicole Precel](/by/nicole-precel-gxzx81) and [Katina Curtis](/by/katina-curtis-p4yw01)

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More than 1000 Australian early childhood education centres to ... (The Guardian)

Childcare workers will walk off the job on Wednesday with rallies to be held in every capital city and some regional centres.

“The Albanese government has announced a range of measures to help close the gender pay gap. “As an employer of choice, KU invests in offering sector-leading pay and benefits to all our staff – they are truly the heart of our organisation.” That’s why the whole sector needs to be lifted up.” Those that service essential workers or vulnerable children will close some rooms and operate with a skeleton staff. “Our early childhood educators make an important and unique contribution to the lives of our children and Australian families, it’s vital we recognise this work and rightfully recognise the workforce as educators, not childminders,” Aly said. The union is calling on the federal government to “urgently outline a plan and timeline to deliver on

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'Harder than it was during COVID': Reason for childcare 'shutdown ... (9News)

Ruth Harper from East West Child Care in Melbourne said she hoped most parents would support the action. "It is now, for us, harder than it was during COVID, ...

It's time for the federal government to respect educators too," Gibbons said. Most of the planned public action takes place at 3pm. "I know a number of centres in inner city Melbourne who can't get staff.

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Tougher now for childcare workers than during pandemic (9Homes)

Childcare workers have a tougher time of it now than they did during the COVID-19 pandemic, one professiona...

"I know a number of centres in inner city Melbourne who can't get staff. She said paying staff a "living wage" would help the industry attract and keep workers. It's been hard in rural and remote areas for a long time, (now) it's hit the inner city.

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Childcare strike: Early childhood centres close down across ... (Daily Mail)

The United Workers Union has called on the federal government to guarantee wage increases and implement major reforms. Workers will rally across the capital ...

A lot of parents are very supportive.' 'All of our centres will be open. 'We know that a lot of parents have opted to pick up their children early so that more of the educators can attend their rallies. More than 1000 centres will be partially or completely closed on Wednesday More than 1000 centres will be partially or completely closed on Wednesday as early childhood educators stage rallies across the country on Wednesday. Educators will have been talking to them for weeks and talking to them about making alternative arrangements or joining them on the rallies.'

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SA childcare workers go on strike today, shutting down centres ... (InDaily)

At least 100 childcare centres across South Australia are set to shut down or partially close today – impacting about 8000 families – as staff walk off the ...

Please click below to help InDaily continue to uncover the facts. One and two-year-old care and education is just as important.” Your contribution goes directly to helping our journalists uncover the facts. “What they’re calling for is reform of the sector – they’re saying the sector is not working for them, it’s not working for little children and it’s not working for families,” Gibbons said. “Early education should be seen as education and it should be more closely aligned with the education system in the country,” she said. She said some centres would close completely, others would close for part of the day or shut some rooms and some would keep a “skeleton crew” on for essential workers and other families in need.

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Hundreds of WA early childcare workers strike and centres close in ... (WAtoday)

Their action is part of a national initiative urging the federal government to boost funding, so qualified staff can be paid wages on par with school teachers, ...

“The second thing they’re calling for is to see early education as education, just like we see schools, it’s just as important. “The solution to this is around government funding. we haven’t been able to take in lots of new children because we don’t have the staff. “I’ve been speaking with educators across the country for the last 100 days and while they love their job they’re concerned for the future of the sector,” she said. Aly said she had already met with early educators and would continue discussions “to help us recruit, train and retain a high-quality early childhood education and care workforce.” And finally, to put children before profit.

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