NSW teachers stopwork April 8

Statewide stopwork

Sky Channel meetings of up to two hours will proceed on Tuesday April 8.

The broadcast will start at 9am.

The meetings will consider a recommendation for a 24 hour statewide stoppage in term 2.

It is important that all Federation members attend the Sky Channel meetings, to hear a report on latest developments and to vote on future action in this campaign to protect the statewide staffing system.

For Sky Channel venues visit the Federation's website at http://www.nswtf.org.au

DG casts aside staffing agreement

Director-General Michael Coutts-Trotter has declared the Department of Education and Training's intention to abandon 15 years of industrial relations practice by casting aside the schools staffing agreement.

In a letter to the Federation on March 12, DET outlined changes designed to dismantle the service transfer system and replace it with local selection in each school.

These changes, effective from the commencement of term 2, mean that schools staffing procedures will no longer be governed by a legally enforceable industrial agreement between union and employer.

This departure from established industrial relations practice gives the Director-General the power to determine policy and procedures at his own managerial prerogative.