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TasTAFE teachers deserve apology from the Premier
TasTAFE educator Fiona Thollar is stressed, scared and fears the State Government’s plan to privatise TAFE could jeopardise her job. “I’m part of a team of about 19 health workers and we are all tired and scared about what the future holds,” the aged care...
Government’s case for TAFE privatisation shattered by Agreement revelations
Revelations that the Tasmanian Government is overdue to commence negotiations for a new workplace Agreement for TasTAFE teachers and staff destroys the case and timeline for their privatisation proposal. An explosive letter from Australian Education Union State...
Education Union launches campaign to stop TAFE privatisation
The Australian Education Union has launched a campaign to support TasTAFE and stop the privatisation of TAFE proposed by the Tasmanian Liberal Government. “Tasmania's public TAFE delivers high quality training and education with the highest student satisfaction rates...
War on TAFE will slow Tasmania’s economic recovery
Statement from AEU Tasmanian Branch TAFE President Simon Bailey on today’s TasTAFE Government announcement: TODAY’s misguided attack on TasTAFE by the Tasmanian Liberal party is a slap in the face to teachers and regional communities. Education Minister Jeremy...
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TAFE privatisation not the answer
One could excuse Education Minister Jeremy Rockliff for allowing an opinion piece (The Mercury 19/3/2021) to be published in his name that demonstrates how little the Liberal Government understands about TasTAFE and the teachers it employs. However, Premier Peter...
AEU support prompts school workplace improvement
STAFF at a Tasmanian public school are celebrating after AEU assistance saw teachers granted rightful break entitlements. The Union this week responded to issues raised at a Tasmanian school by staff who were not receiving their full 30-minute lunch break. After...
Hard-working Tasmanian teachers starved of acknowledgement
TASMANIAN teachers and school staff are less than impressed with a government determined to spin figures and claim credit for student retention rates. Not only are the selective figures used by the government misleading, claiming credit overlooks our hardworking...
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