Work is continuing behind the scenes on the all important EBA and EO documents.
All staff at the SSTUWA are now on a roster providing support to the senior officers, executive members and the legal team preparing for possible arbitration.
The union’s negotiating team continue working in good faith in a bid to obtain an EBA – but are ensuring that we’re well prepared in the event that we have to win our battle in the WA Industrial Relations Commission.
The process is long and pedantic as all interpretations and legal ramifications need to be explored on each clause to ensure members gain the fairest and most satisfactory result if arbitration becomes the only option.
Our hired industrial legal practitioners as well as SSTUWA executive and industrial officers are working on developing the best possible Enterprise Order in case we need to take our case to the West Australian Industrial Relations Commission.
SSTUWA Members have been supportive with witness statements, survey responses and other help in framing these important documents that will impact all teachers in WA.
Please visit this website for regular updates and encourage other members to join and become active.
Troy Buswell and the State Government have appointed a former Howard Government industrial relations advocate to review Western Australian workplace laws and will soon announce changes that could affect up to 300,000 Western Australian workers.
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