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Thousands of teachers and support staff at diocesan Catholic schools took to the streets on May 27, calling for more support in the classroom. Sydney CBD was one of the main gatherings attended by those leaving work across New South Wales. It was the first full-day shutdown at Catholic schools since 2004. They marched and chanted ‘listen to our voices’, in their push for a 10-15% increase over two years, a reduction in paperwork , more time to plan lessons. , and an end to staff shortages. “Teachers and support staff are dedicated professionals who rarely take industrial action,” said Independent Education Union of Australia NSW/ACT branch secretary Mark Northam. “But uncompetitive salaries, unsustainable workloads and crippling staff shortages pushed them beyond their limits.” The IEU is now awaiting the NSW budget handover on June 21 to see if the state government will lift its 2.5% wage cap, in place since 2011. The union has warned it will consider further industrial action s there was “no improved offer”.
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Thousands of teachers and support staff at diocesan Catholic schools took to the streets on May 27, calling for more support in the classroom.
Sydney CBD was one of the main gatherings attended by those leaving work across New South Wales. It was the first full-day shutdown at Catholic schools since 2004.
They marched and chanted “listen to our voices”, in their demand for a 10-15% raise over two years, less paperwork, more time to plan classes and an end to shortages of personal.
“Teachers and support staff are dedicated professionals who rarely take industrial action,” said Independent Education Union of Australia NSW/ACT branch secretary Mark Northam.
“But uncompetitive salaries, unsustainable workloads and crippling staff shortages pushed them beyond their limits.”
The IEU is now awaiting the NSW budget handover on June 21 to see if the state government will lift its 2.5 per cent salary cap, in place since 2011.
The union warned it would consider further industrial action if there was “no improved offer”.
