Teachers to strike on Monday over pay

They don’t need to trade anything off now – 39 school closures, loss of jobs, quality of education going to shit.

Well done Mr. Barr, you’ve single handedly done what Mr. Nelson couldn’t.

I don’t agree with strike action, as it will only harm the students. I don’t agree with them being greedy either.

To get more than CPI they need to do more work, or trade something off. That’s hoe enterprise bargaining and agreements work. Teaching is no different to any other occupation in this instance.

M_B – a CPI increase realises that your skills have been maintained, and are still held in the same esteem as last year (i.e – you’re in the same place)

You are still able to apply for a promotion, or go up a pay grade if you want more money. Your arguement about remaining a trainee is bunk.

Like being dead, indeed.

I only believe in strike action when you catch someone trying to break into your car.

What’s a maretable skill? Being able to balance a plate and some cups on a horse’s back?

Vic,

Matching CPI is like being dead – Nothing has changed. There is no such thing as being greedy if you are happy to ensure that you maintain maretable skills, and are comfortable operating in an environment where your skills are in demand.

For &^%#%$# sake, if I kept to CPI increases and stayed with the same lame arsed employer, I would be on $12,000 pa, as a trainee… Adjusted for CPI since 1987.

Wow!!

Vic, last EBA they traded off an equal pay rise. Older teachers got more and younger teachers got less (percentages) – who they should be trying to keep in the profession.

EBA before that one, older teachers traded off conditions for new teachers for more money.

Majority of teachers are over 45yo. They want more money before they retire and they make up over 50% of the teacher numbers in the ACT right now. They don’t want the added work load.

Since moving to a Non-Govt school for a year, I’m teaching 6 classes (not 5 as I did in Govt High schools) and already doing the 20hr face to face which the Govt wants. I don’t see a problem with that part of the equation. I do see a problem with the jobs being lost – but then if the older teachers retire, then there won’t be as many “job losses”.

I don’t agree with the strike action, never have.

Have they traded anything off in their latest agreement?

If not, then they are greedy fuckers, and deserve to lose a days strike pay.

CPI is running at 3% per annum to the March quarter according the RBA.

Any pay increase above this needs to be traded off – conditions or do more work/return better value o the school, the students.

Look, the Dept doesn’t want to pay the teachers. They’ve had this info re: salaries since LAST YEAR – good timing? Pfft. They’ve had MONTHS to sort the pay situation out.

Funny how the school closures are now occurring and getting rid of the jobs that the Dept’s pay offer would have done beforehand.

Besides, the Minister changes 1/2 way through the process and has to be “informed” about all aspects, before meeting with the AEU.

Besides, the Dept doesn’t take care of its teachers. Why would the Govt?

Makes me less than convinced I should fight to save our local primary – FFS. I feel like letting a large percentage of them lose their job at Christmas. NOT good timing!