Submitted by NSW Teachers Federation on 11 May 2016
The TAFE Commission of NSW will have to return to the negotiation table over an enterprise agreement for TAFE teachers and related employees after its proposal was overwhelmingly rejected by employees.
Ninety one per cent of ballots cast were NO votes — employees rejecting the most significant attack on the working conditions in decades and the undermining of the quality of TAFE educational delivery.
Federation President Maurie Mulheron congratulated members on securing the NO vote.
"When negotiations resume, we will continue to defend the working conditions of TAFE teachers," he said.
TAFE NSW called for the ballot after it unilaterally terminated bargaining for a new agreement.
The proposal included:
Ninety one per cent of ballots cast were NO votes — employees rejecting the most significant attack on the working conditions in decades and the undermining of the quality of TAFE educational delivery.
Federation President Maurie Mulheron congratulated members on securing the NO vote.
"When negotiations resume, we will continue to defend the working conditions of TAFE teachers," he said.
TAFE NSW called for the ballot after it unilaterally terminated bargaining for a new agreement.
The proposal included:
- teachers being required to teach 100 hours more per year, by losing the five non-teaching weeks
- teachers having to attend an additional 205 hours per year by moving the five hours off-site to an on-site requirement
- teachers being required to attend work for five days, regardless of the number of hours worked on any day in their weekly timetable
- part time casual teachers having no entitlement to related duties payment — a hard fought entitlement previously won by Federation members
- the introduction of a new position called Trainer, paid much less than a teacher and requiring lesser qualifications
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