 Welcome to the Official website of the State School Teachers' Union of Western Australia. The SSTUWA represents the vast majority of teachers in West Australian public pre-primary, primary and high public schools as well as TAFE colleges. Our members are dedicated to the education and well being of the youth of our state and the incredible potential they possess. Every day our teachers perform miracles with children and commit themselves to ensuring that every child has access to the best quality education possible.
In a time of unprecedented social change and economic rationalization, our teachers risk being left behind – yet are constantly called upon to guide our youth through the minefield that is modern life. The push for improved wages and conditions for teachers also results in improved conditions and more opportunity for West Australian kids. Our education professionals have a true desire to deliver the best outcomes for students - please support your teachers as they strive to provide the best education possible for our young people and our communities. |
Bus diary August 11
A sunny but very cold afternoon saw a group of about 20 members from Katanning SHS, Katanning PS and Braeside PS get on the union bus. They toured Katanning, undertaking a couple of “awareness-raising laps” of the town centre. Community members responded with obvious curiosity. Members disembarked at the library, where they gathered in the meeting room to discuss aspects and concerns of the agreement in-principle as well as the need to address the teacher shortage, housing for country teachers, behaviour management and other outstanding matters in the union’s ongoing campaign.
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Bus diary August 8
 The union campaign bus picked up members at Cloverdale PS and Belmont City College, who were also joined by members from Bayswater PS. They travelled on to Silver City where they allocated a number of leaflets to be presented to various DET senior personnel. The group was directed to Kim Ward (Director of Staffing), who received the leaflets on behalf of his colleagues. Mr Ward was keen to know what the members thought would be the outcome of the vote on the DET agreement in-principle. Thanks go to the small but valiant group of members who participated. Every little action builds towards making a difference.
Bus diary August 7
The bus had a change from the usual routine with a visit to seven key government ministers with lavish offices tucked up in Duma House West Perth. The idea was to visit and present each minister with a leaflet outlining the key concerns of teachers. It wasn't as easy as it seemed. Getting past security proved a challenge but eventually electoral officers came down and were presented with a union pamphlet and a brief speech outlining our concerns over our pay and conditions. Well done to Churchlands Primary who represented the SSTUWA at this event.
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Bus diary August 5
 The bus made its way into the great Southern for a visit to Narrogin. Members in this town have been very active and supportive of union action and therefore it was no surprise when a good sized crowd gathered at the town hall for a meeting. Information discussed at this meeting was then passed onto the local member Tuck Waldron.
Bus diary August 4
 On Monday the bus continued its journey in marginal seat country by visiting the Kalamunda electorate. The bus pick up was from Challis PS which then moved members to Alannah MacTiernan’s office. A brief meeting with the minister’s electorate officer relayed concerns teachers had regarding pay and conditions. Members then put in some time delivering around 900 leaflets to households in the Kalamunda electorate.
OSH SurveyThe online petition is up and running for the Union Charter of Workplace Rights.
Teacher Shortage Worries
Western Australia faces a teacher shortage of epic proportions. Recent reports have estimated that within a few years Western Austalia will be more than 2000 teachers short. DET already forces teachers to teach in subjects for which they have no formal training to plug the gaps! This situation MUST be addressed now! Unless the state government acts quickly and decisively to solve this situation, the future of public education is dire. Band-aid solutions will not work, the State Governmnet must listen to teachers and make teaching an attractive career choice before it is too late. They can start by releasing the TwomeyTaskforce Report and negotiating a fair and reasonable EBA with the union. Read More...
Teachers' EBA
In Feb 2008 the existing EBA for teachers expired. DET presented an insulting EBA offer to teachers including a pay increase that was way under the inflation rate. Teachers overwhelmingly rejected the offer. The union has repeatedly tried to enter into serious negitiations with DET but to this point, DET has not presented a realistic nor fair EBA offer for teachers. It is time for all teachers to receive a real pay increase and attention paid to legitimate workload issues. The cost of this not being a fair and decent EBA are just far too great for all of our children. Read More...
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Wednesday, 27 August 2008 |
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The union is preparing evidence for its case in the Arbitration Commission, so we would appreciate your input on this topic. We are concerned about the impact of ‘flexible ways of working on lecturers’ workloads. By flexible, we mean anything that is not college and classroom/workshop based with one class studying the same unit of competency at the same time.  Flexible Delivery Survey (245 kB)
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Negotiating News
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Monday, 25 August 2008 |
TAFE COMMITTEE CALLS ON LECTURERS TO WITHDRAW GOODWILL At the TAFE Committee Meeting 21/8/08, the following motion was carried unanimously: That TAFE members of the SSTUWA re-apply bans on overtime, submitting results and enrolling students , commencing Monday 25/8. TAFE members are urged to comply strictly with the conditions of the Certified Agreement.  Negotiating News Round 29: Withdraw Goodwill (273.29 kB) |
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Public Access -
Media Releases
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Monday, 25 August 2008 |
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The State School Teachers’ Union is an organisation which represents government teachers throughout Western Australia, and is seeking applications for the following position. INTERNAL ORGANISER
(Membership & Branch Services)
4 year contract.
Commencement Date: Tuesday 30th September
The appointment is integral to the Union’s continued service to Members. Applicants will need to demonstrate a high level of verbal and written communication skills, negotiation skills and a commitment to Public Education, Teamwork and Union objectives. Selection Criteria/Duty Statement, Salary and Conditions can be obtained by telephoning Sherrol Baskerville on (08) 9325 5311.
Applications for this position, with names and addresses of three referees, need to be in writing and addressed to:
The Chairperson
Appointments Committee
State School Teachers’ Union WA (Inc.)
PO Box 6140, East Perth WA 6892
To be received no later that 5:00pm Monday 15th September 2008 Internal Organiser Employment Advert (103.88 kB) |
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Campaigns -
EBA 2008
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Sunday, 15 June 2008 |
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 You need to know what is happening in public education because the future of our children and the future of Western Australia is at stake. Something that every parent needs to know! The current dispute between State School Teachers’ Union and the State Government follows months of misleading and mischievous media comments by the Minister for Education and Training Mark McGowan. In September 2007 the Teachers’ Union placed a log of claims to the department at the start of negotiations. It included salaryincreases, changes to class sizes, changes to DOTT time(planning and preparation time) and improvements to ruralhousing for teachers who work in country areas. The Government refused to discuss the issues seriously -in fact it misled the community on a number of occasions about what it was offering.
Is this government doing enough for your children? |
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Public Access -
General Articles
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Monday, 18 August 2008 |
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Skills, climate change and decent work on agenda in union and business meetings with ILO. Australia’s responsibility in guiding a sustainable economic future for fragile Pacific island states has been discussed in meetings with the International Labour Organisation’s most senior ranking regional official today.
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Public Access -
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Thursday, 03 July 2008 |
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“At a time of crisis in education, this Carpenter Government has missed an opportunity to step up to the plate and hit a home run on behalf of public education, students and the W.A. community and economy. Rather, it appears to want a prolonged tussle in the mud … an approach which the Union believes will be detrimental to teachers and administrators working for DET," - Anne Gisborne Negotiations in the WA Industrial Relations Commission (WAIRC) over the wages and conditions for teachers over the next two years will be long, drawn out and bitter, according to the President of the State School Teachers’ Union of Western Australia (SSTUWA) Ms Anne Gisborne. |
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