[Year 12 IT Apps] o/t: Gov/AEU Agreement

[Andrew Grimshaw]

hey all

>From my reading of it I think the deal is a disgrace. It benefits those at 
the top of the expert range and new gradautes but does nothing for everyone 
in between, who have seen the value of their wages be eroded over the last 
18 months

Again the devil will be in the detail, but in conversation with the AEU on 
the telephone today it was made clear to me that teachers will not be moving 
up levels to gain parity with NSW

True parity with NSW would apply to all teachers, not just new ones and 
those at the top

That is, if you are a 5th year teacher in Vic, your wage should be 
equivalent to a 5th year teacher in NSW.

Under my understanding of the deal struck a 5th year teacher in in Vic will 
be paid about the same as  a 3rd year in NSW

that is for everyone in the system and not at the top level we have gained 
absolutely nothing and in fact have lost ground - both in pay and conditions

I hope I am mistaken - I will be waiting with bated breath to read the 
agreement

Andrew Grimshaw
Colac Secondary College




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> Victorian teachers to be nation's best-paid
>
> Farrah Tomazin May 5, 2008 - 11:33AM
> <http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2008/05/05/1209839508834.html>
>
> The education union has hailed a deal that will make Victorian teachers
> the highest-paid in the country as the best deal for its members in more
> than 25 years.
>
> The agreement between the State Government and the Australian Education
> Union (AEU) resolves a 14-month industrial row, which included three
> statewide teachers' strikes and weeks of rolling half-day stoppages.
>
> The unions had threatened to walk off the job from May 13 to 15,
> disrupting during the first national literacy and numeracy tests. The
> resolution of the industrial dispute means those tests are now likely to
> go ahead without disruption.
>
> AEU Victorian branch president Mary Bluett said it was the best enterprise
> bargaining deal for teachers that she had seen in 25 years with the union.
>
> 11% rise for some
>
> However, there appears to be some contention over the increases announced
> by Premier John Brumby and Education Minister Bronwyn Pike this morning.
>
> The Government says the deal will equate to a 4.9% pay rise in the first
> year and 2.7% in the second and third years of the agreement.
>
> But the union believes some of biggest beneficiaries of the deal will get
> between 8% and 11%.
>
> "It's a complex arrangement, but the least any teacher is going to get out
> of this is somewhere between five and six per cent per annum,'' Ms Bluett
> said.
>
> "This is the best outcome in terms of salary and career structure in my
> history as a union official of 25 years standing,'' Ms Bluett said.
>
> Pupil-free days to stay
>
> A key sticking point in negotiations was the issue of pupil-free days,
> which the Government had originally wanted to abolish.
>
> Under the new deal, three pupil free training days will be brought to the
> start of the term and become professional training days and only one will
> be held mid-term, in a bid to minimise disruption to parents.
>
> It also includes an exits strategy to remove disengage teachers from
> classroom and find them new jobs.
>
> Secondary students will get an extra six days of tuition each year under
> the deal, Mr Brumby said, describing it as a win for students and 
> teachers.
>
> "A graduate teacher in Victoria currently earns $46,127 and under this
> agreement will become the highest-paid graduate teacher in the country
> earning $51,184, while an experienced classroom teacher will receive a
> $10,000 pay rise to $75,500."
>
> Mr Brumby said the pay deal was consistent with the Government's wages
> policy of a 3.25% rise every year, plus increases off-set by service
> improvement.
>
> State-by-state teacher salaries:
>
> Maximum for a classroom teacher
>
> Victoria - 2007: $65,414, 2008: $75,500
>
> NSW - 2007: $72,454, 2008: $75,352
>
> Queensland - 2007: $69,225, 2008: $71,994
>
> South Australia - 2007: $68,422, 2008: $68,422
>
> West Australia - 2007: $67,446, 2008: $71,206
>
> ACT - 2007: $71,767, 2008: $74,279
>
> Northern Territory: 2007: $70,047, 2008: $72,849
>
>
> Graduate Entry
>
> Victoria - 2007: $46,127, 2008: $51,184
>
> NSW - 2007: $49,050, 2008: $50,522
>
> Queensland - 2007: $46,950, 2008: $48,829
>
> South Australia - 2007: $49,605, 2008: $49,605
>
> West Australia - 2007: $44,618, 2008: $45,733
>
> ACT: 2007: $50,781, 2008: $50,781
>
> Northern Territory: $49,944, 2008: $49,944
>
> Source: Victorian Government
> --
>
> Cheers people
> Stephen Loosley
> Victoria, Australia
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