On Tuesday 20th September the employers indicated that they would be going back to the Government seeking to provide a 2nd offer to TAFE lecturers but were unable to provide any timelines.

A Special TAFE Committee meeting will be held this Thursday (20th October) at Solidarity Park (opposite Parliament House) to finalise member action in support of a 2nd Offer. All members welcome to attend.

At its meeting held last Thursday (13th October) TAFE Committee indicated its fustration at the lack of a 2nd offer and endorsed the following motion:

That TAFE Branches call a branch meeting on Wednesday 19th October to discuss possible member actions including but not limited to the following:

• Stop work meetings
• Ban resulting
• Ban overtime on a chosen week
• Forward lecturers’ phone calls to administration
• Respond to emails only in Professional Activities time
• Ban the use of ASRI
• Members to complete ONLY 4.5 hours of Professional Activities per week
• Stop moderating assessments
• Mass stop work and march to Parliament House
• Work to rule.

URGENT BRANCH ACTIONS THIS WEEK

STEP 1 – Call an urgent Branch meeting

STEP 2 – Provide your feedback to the Union by midday 20th October (to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) or to your TAFE Committee Rep.