AEU: Statement on public education funding
16 December 2022
Every child has the right to a high quality education, delivered by qualified and professional teachers in their local neighbourhood. It is Australia’s public education system and its dedicated workforce that upholds this right.
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SSTUWA welcomes announcement of new education portfolios
14 December 2022
The State School Teachers’ Union of Western Australia has welcomed the announcement of a new Education Minister in today’s cabinet reshuffle, with the division into separate ministerial portfolios of early childhood education and training suggesting the state government is giving education a higher priority.
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Desperate measures not the answer to teacher shortages
12 December 2022
he State School Teachers’ Union of Western Australia has rejected the state government’s desperate plans to fix the state’s teacher shortage, saying they will not address the underlying issues in the public education system.
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ACTU calls for release of Cambodian unionist Sithar Chhim
1 December 2022
President of the Cambodian hospitality union (LRSU) representing workers at the Naga World Casino Hotel was arrested in Phnom Penh airport and jailed on 26 November while returning from International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) World Congress in Melbourne.
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President's address to November State Council Conference
11 November 2022
We are at the end of yet another year which brought far more turmoil than we could have ever expected. We thought that we’d seen the worst of COVID-19 in 2020 and 2021 and that we were pretty well prepared - vaccinations mostly done – for the beginning of the year.
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Federal budget education highlights - October 2022
3 November 2022
The following are highlights of education funding allocated in the 2022-23 Federal Budget delivered by Treasurer Jim Chalmers on 25 October 2022.
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Removal of fixed wages cap a good start
17 December 2021
The State School Teachers’ Union of WA has acknowledged the state government’s removal of its fixed $1,000 wages cap in the Mid-Year Economic Review. The move comes after intense lobbying by the union movement.
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NAPLAN ineffective and outdated: Public school teachers and principals
15 December 2021
Public school principals and teachers continue to see NAPLAN as ineffective and outdated, according to a new survey conducted by the Australian Education Union.
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Sticking up for better wages and conditions
3 December 2021
SSTUWA members enthusiastically participated in the Give the Cap the Boot sticker day in October to increase awareness of the union’s General Agreement 2021 negotiations and the Give the Cap the Boot campaign.
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Empower students with disability by investing in their education
3 December 2021
New data from the Australian Education Union shows that public schools do not have the resources required to meet the needs of students with disability.
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SSTUWA ramps up campaign against wages cap
1 December 2021
The State School Teachers’ Union of WA is ramping up its campaign against the State Government’s public sector wages cap, as the current teacher shortage threatens to worsen.
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