AEU Journal Vol. 40 No. 5 | August 2008

Vol 40 I No.5 August 2008

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Furthermore, Paul Caica was the Nationaland State Secretary of the United Firefightersunion. He knows only too well from hisexperience that it is recalcitrant governmentsrefusing to seriously negotiate who put unionmembers in the position of taking strikeaction. He also knows that this is a painfuldilemma for workers in the Public Service:teachers, nurses, police, ambulance driversand firefighters! Paul must remember firefighters closing down all services exceptemergency ones in an effort to demonstrateto Government and public alike the value oftheir service.

And that is what we have been driven todo. So, I ask both Labor ministers to remem-ber their roots and those of the party andcome to the table with the courage to helpand support those public services whichsustain ordinary people and the unions whichrepresent them. �

Clare McCarty

Dear Editor,Thank you to the AEU for the ongoing

support of Teacher Librarians in the currentEB campaign.

There is much uncertainty as to the detailin the proposed funding model as it relatesto Teacher Librarians. An increased face to

*Winner of TOP LETTER!

Dear Editor,I have had heard two Ministerial state-

ments over the last few days which haveboth made my blood boil!

The first was by Jane Lomax-Smith. Shesaid that the new school funding model wasneeded to end union control of schools.Apart from the fact that this assertion isplainly untrue, it is also significant inanother way. While there is an array ofjustifications that she could put to defendthe Department’s new funding model, theone chosen by the Minister was a unionbashing one. Given Labor’s originaldevelopment from the union movement andgiven the huge amount of support givensince, particularly in the last federalelection, by unions in support of Laborgovernments the put down was disgraceful.

The second of these statements camefrom new Industrial Relations Minister PaulCaica, who urged teachers to desist fromstrike action for the sake of their students.We know, on the contrary, that it is theGovernment’s neglect of class sizes andsalaries that will affect the welfare ofstudents not for a day but in the long term.

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Focus: Rolling StoppagesRally photos throughout!

Thousands of AEU members continue the pressureon the Rann Government .

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face teaching load would have significantimplications for the learning outcomes forstudents as well as huge workload implica-tions for Teacher Librarians and is againstcurrent thinking in terms of the role of theteacher Librarian in support of studentlearning. Research studies continue to showthat an active school library program run bya trained teacher librarian makes a significantdifference to student learning outcomes.

If there is any information etc. that wecould provide to support the campaign,please contact The School LibraryAssociation of SA (SLASA). �

Sue JohnstonSLASA Secretary

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INDUSTRIAL ACTION CONTINUES

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Industrial actionrolls on aroundthe State

During Week 3, thousands of AEU mem-bers continued to put pressure on the RannGovernment by closing their sites for half aday. Rallies were organised at the offices ofMPs around the State in order to press uponthem the need to settle this dispute immedi-ately. And the message from all the rallieswas clear: we won’t back down until theproposed funding model is removed and wereceive an offer which recognises the highworkloads experienced by educationprofessionals in South Australia.

As you look through this Journal you willsee photos of AEU members standing unitedin action. We must continue to protest thisGovernment’s blatant lack of respect forpublic education. This dispute may or maynot be settled soon. Whatever happens, wemust stand firmly together – we are fightingfor our rights as workers and we’re fightingfor the long term future of public education.

United we will win!

On Monday 3 August, we began our rollingstoppage action in order to raise publicawareness about Rann Government’s failureto deliver a good outcome for Public Educa-tion. A huge crowd of members, parents andstudents gathered to raise their voice inprotest at an Offer that contains so little forso many education workers.

As expected, Mike wasn’t in his office.However, our actions finally flushed him out ofhiding and he gave comments the very nextday about our dispute. So what wise wordsdid our Premier utter? Sadly, he likened ourdispute to “Buying a Mercedes or a RollsRoyce when the State can’t afford it” andthat our claim was “Totally unaffordable – itis sort of Magic Pudding meets Wizard of Oz”.

The Premier’s comments are designed todeflect attention from the real issue. Rightaround the nation, state governments havebought the Mercedes for their public educa-tion systems but Mike Rann seems happy tobuy us the old bomb. The question that weneed to be asking is why does Mike Rann thinkthat Public Education in South Australiadeserves anything less than the best?

The week prior to our rallies, Paul Caica,our new Minister for Industrial Relations,asked me if we thought the community wassupportive of our actions. Upon returning tomy office after the rally at Premier Rann’selectoral office in Salisbury, I found on mydesk a hand delivered letter, written inflowing cursive. It read:

“Dear Correna, Congratulations on yourunion’s stand with the government. You aredealing with the biggest mob of drones thiscountry has ever seen. I write to you as aretired pensioner who spent over 20 years inthe industrial movement, an active memberof the most volatile unions in Australia… and14 years in the WIU of A (Miners Union). I was

a contract miner underground in Broken Hilland I was involved in more strikes than I canremember – we won every single one!

The only way to beat this bunch of nitwitsis to STRIKE. You deserve to win and you will.Don’t give an inch. The people are with you.This rotten so-called Labor government ispersecuting the ones that they are supposedto support. Give ‘em heaps. Ben Chifleywould turn over in his grave!! Good luck. Youwill win. Kind regards, Ray.”

Reading this heartfelt letter was one ofthose moments that make you feel proud tobe fighting for workers rights. It is but one ofmany messages of support that we havereceived from parents, trade unions and thecommunity. And so, my answer to MinisterCaica is: “Yes Paul, we have strong commu-nity support.” After all, our parents knowthat there is much more to this dispute thanjust salaries. We are also fighting to protectour schools from funding chaos and for therights of all workers in preschools, schoolsand TAFE who have simply been overlookedby the Government.

There is still much work to be done byall of us in making sure that the EB mes-sage spreads wide and far. Talk about theissues with your sites’ parents and Govern-ing Council and with your family and friends.We have sent out an email to all AEU mem-bers with details on how to take action bycalling radio talkback shows, writing lettersto the Advertiser and local papers. It’s up toall of us to make sure that our EB messageis heard.

It may be a long, hard road ahead but withyour support, the campaign will succeed.Keep up the fantastic work. �

In solidarity,Correna HaythorpeAEU President

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Premier Rann: take actionnow for the futureAEU President reports on the EB negotiations

“It’s up to all of us to makesure that our EB messageis heard. It may be a long,hard road ahead but withyour support, the campaignwill succeed. Keep up thefantastic work.”


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MEMBERSHIP: GROWING THE UNION

Major redevelopment work is underwayat Craigmore High as part of the Government’sEducation Works program – a welcomeinitiative that the AEU hopes extends toevery school in need of new infrastructure.Provided timelines are met, Craigmore HighSchool will sport a new performing artscentre, a refurbished library and an upgradedadministration block by the beginning of the2009 school year.

However, it’s not only facilities that arebeing built at the northern suburbs school.The AEU sub-branch at Craigmore is steadilygrowing and has seen an influx of vibrantyoung teachers over the past couple of years.Along with these new educators, there is acore group of experienced union memberswho are patiently rebuilding the branch afterwhat has been a difficult period for unionsacross the nation.

Prior to Howard’s WorkChoices legisla-tion, trade union membership was on thedecline in every State. The reasons for thisare varied, but the Liberal Party’s constantideological attacks against unions, combinedwith the divide and rule of individual con-tracts, saw to it that the movement wouldneed to respond with a mega-campaign inorder to attract workers back to unionism.Ironically, it was the Howard Government’sown repressive IR laws that triggered thehugely successful ‘Your Rights at Work’campaign and since then the ball has beenfirmly back in our court.

Union membership increased significantly

over the nearly two-year long ACTU campaign,but there is still a lot of damage to repair.Many unions are still battling to maintainexisting membership levels, let alone recruitnew members to their ranks.

Much like the WorkChoices legislation,the State Government’s dismal EnterpriseOffers have angered the State’s educationstaff and many people are recognising thatcollective action through the union is vital.

Just shy of 800 new members have join-ed the AEU since the 24 hour stop-work ofJune 17.

Stephen Andrews is the sub-branchsecretary at Craigmore high and he saysthat members are outraged at the Govern-ment’s inability to provide a decent Offer.“The members here are extremely disap-pointed in the State Government and theirlack of willingness to properly negotiatewith AEU officers. There is no doubt that the poor Government Offer is motivatingeducation workers to join the union and to take action.” �

“There is no doubt thatthe poor GovernmentOffer is motivatingeducation workers to join the union and to take action.”

MINISTRY RESHUFFLE

The AEU meetsNew IR Minister

Each week, AEUPresident, CorrenaHaythorpe, will posther thoughts andexperiences aroundthe EB to our blog.Her first post (repro-duced below) camedirectly after a meet-ing with new IRMinister Paul Caica.

On 28 July, Marcus, Anne, Jack and I metwith the new Industrial Relations MinisterPaul Caica, to brief him on EB progress orlack thereof. We took the opportunity toraise our concerns about outstanding mattersincluding:

• The lack of relevant schooling experienceon the DECS negotiating team (get some-one with some experience on the team!)

• The tardiness in providing the AEU withdetailed information when requested

• The impact of the proposed StudentCentred Resource Funding Model (SCRFM)and what this will mean for our schools

• The importance of maintaining the indus-trial protections enshrined in ouragreement

• National salary movements and whereour members expect to be positioned onthe salary scale (certainly not on or nearthe bottom!)

• Our willingness to shift in discussions onmatters such as paid maternity leave

• The absolute necessity that the govern-ment bring the EB debate back to our payand conditions and not use our EB todefund our schools

The discussion was constructive, however,Minister Caica did not give any commitmentto provide us with a new offer in the nearfuture. The State Government has a verysmall window of opportunity if they wish toavert next week’s rolling stoppages.

The AEU needs to see a commitment fromMinister Caica to:

• bargain in good faith

• remove the Student Centred ResourceFunding Model from their offer

• to start talking to us about salaries in therange of $75,000 for Step 8 (the newnational benchmark).

These things need to be addressedbefore any consideration can be given to call-ing off the stoppages. Anything less is justinsulting to the education workforce in SA.We made this very clear to Minister Caicaand now the ball is in his Government’scourt. So, now we will wait and see what the next few days bring to the EB debate. �

AEU membership on the rise across the State

1 Centre front: Sub-branch secretary Stephen Andrews with AEU members from Craigmore High

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Minister Jane Lomax-Smith recently announced the establishmentof a new SACE Board to replace the SSABSABoard, which has been disbanded as a resultof SACE legislative requirements. The compo-sition of the new Board reflects a total disre-gard for public education classroom teachers.

The membership of the new SACE Boardis heavily weighted in favour of non-govern-ment schools, and furthermore, those thatcater for a relatively affluent clientele. Of thefive Principals who have been appointed aseither full or deputy members, only one isfrom a Government school, and she is a deputymember who will only participate in the caseof an absence or temporary vacancy. Despitethe fact that 70 percent of students attendGovernment schools, the representation ofPrincipals from this sector is less than 20 per-cent, given a deputy member’s limitedcapacity to contribute.

Of equal concern is the absence of a singlemember who is currently engaged in teach-ing senior secondary students. The partici-pation of at least one practising teacher wouldhave added invaluable expertise and practi-cal wisdom to a Board consisting largely oftertiary educators and senior bureaucrats.The AEU nominated two teachers with awealth of experience but neither of themwere selected, hence, there is no AEUrepresentative on the board.

The Board is predominantly Anglo-Celticin orientation and totally lacking in any rep-resentation of Aboriginal educators or com-munity leaders. Its composition is seriouslyflawed in this respect, given that retentionand attainment rates are much lower forAboriginal students than those for their non-Aboriginal peer group. There are many distin-guished Aboriginal educators who are wellplaced to make a significant improvement tothe Board, both in terms of cultural diversityand social inclusion, a policy that the Govern-ment has widely publicised, but seems tohave disregarded in this instance.

The Board’s Presiding Member and DeputyPresiding Member are both men. Further-more, women are under-represented in thefull and deputy membership, especially whenone considers that the vast majority of teach-ers in both Government and non-Governmentschools are women. It is lamentable that in the

21st Century women educators continue to bedevalued and overlooked in appointments topositions of influence by Governments of allpersuasions, despite their outstanding con-tribution to the well-being and intellectualdevelopment of children and students.

Unfortunately, the composition of the newSACE Board fails the test on every audit ofexpertise, social inclusion, equal opportunityand diversity. It reflects a sad discrepancybetween official rhetoric and actual practice,as well as a missed opportunity to demon-strate to the community that the Governmentis seriously dedicated to reforming and renew-ing senior secondary education.

In the near future, each sub-branch witha secondary enrolment will receive informa-tion about a survey that we would like everysecondary teacher to complete to give us acomprehensive picture about what is hap-pening in schools with respect to the FutureSACE. We look forward to the opportunity itoffers to create a curriculum framework thatcaters for a wider range of pathways andincreased possibilities of success for the fullrange of students in our schools. At the sametime we must not forget the responsibilitieswe have to our secondary students who arein the process of completing their SACE usingthe current arrangements. Adequate resourc-ing and appropriate timelines are crucial forthe Future SACE so that current year 10 – 12

students get our fullsupport.

We would urgeall secondary mem-bers to respond tothe survey to assistus in monitoringworkload andresource issues. �

FUTURE SACE

SACE Board disappointingfor public education

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The members of the Future SACEReference group are:

Jackie Bone-George | Open Access College

Anne Crawford | AEU Vice-President

Gedda Dale-Little | Le Fevre High School

Tammy Edwardson | Warriappendi School

Terry Grealy | Mitcham Girls High School

David Smith | Kapunda High School

Richard Whaites | Unley High School

Michael Willis | AEU Research Officer

Lorraine Young | Penola High School

Jackie Bone-George (top left) &Anne Crawford, AEU Vice President


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Some of the most significantchanges will apply from later as they will takesome time to implement.

From 1 July 2008 the followingchanges apply: • Weekly payments reduced to 90% after

13 weeks and 80% after 26 weeks

• Weekly payments stop during dispute

• Position of WorkCover Ombudsmancreated

From 1 January 2009 the followingchanges apply: • Introduction of ‘Provisional Liability’

• Return to Work Coordinators for allemployers with over 30 employees

• Changes to Legal Costs (will make accessto legal representation more difficult)

From 1 April 2009 the followingchanges apply: • Weekly payments cease after 130 weeks

(some exceptions apply)

• Introduction of Medical Panels to decide“medical questions” when in dispute(worker has no right to representation orappeal)

• Changes to compensation for permanentdisability introduced including thresholdof 5 percent “Whole Person Impairment”

From 1 July 2009 (new claims) and 2010(old claims), access to redemptions will belimited. Overall these changes will drama-tically reduce entitlements for all injuredworkers, thereby allowing the WorkCoverCorporation to reduce the WorkCover Levypaid by employers. WorkCover intends tostart reducing the Levy from next year.

The changes introduced by the Rann LaborGovernment are based upon similar provi-sions that Jeff Kennett introduced in Victoriawhen he was the Premier of that State. WhileSouth Australia’s new workers’ compensationlaws are based upon the Victorian modelthere remains a major difference betweenthe two states as workers in Victoria can suean employer for common law damages if

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AEU INFORMATION UNIT

Q & A from theWorkplace

Questions from SSOs workingwith students with specialneeds and disabilities

QDo I need training to administer EpiPens and/or Asthma Puffers?

A Ideally a student should carry their ownEpi pen. However, the administering of

an Epi pen or asthma puffer must be set outin a Care Plan (signed by a health profes-sional) and subsequent Health Support plannegotiated and actioned at the DECS site.Anyone administering an Epi pen or asthmapuffer must be trained in the use of both. [NB: Senior First Aid does not include trainingin the administering of an asthma puffer]

Q Can I administer medication withouta medical authority?

A There is great concern over the mis-useof paracetamol. It can often hide or

disguise symptoms. Other products can con-tain cortisone and alcohol. Therefore admin-istering Panadol, throat lozenges, coughmixture, vitamins, nappy cream, teethingcream or any prescribed drugs can only beadministered with a medical authority.

QWhat should the school do, if a childis sick and can’t be supervised in the

first aid room?

A Most DECS sites have first aid rooms –not sick rooms. If a student is not well

enough to return to class, a parent or carershould be contacted to collect the student. �

NB: Any further clarification on the aboveissues can be referred to Heather Ashmeade,Project Officer, Interagency Health Care DECS.Members can also access information at:

www.chess.sa.edu.au

7 AEU Legal and InformationOfficer Anne Walker answersyour questions.

they can show that theirinjury occurred as aconsequence of theemployer’s negligence.Injured workers in all other states in Australiahave access to common law rights.

The AEU continues tosupport the SA Unionscampaign for a fairworkers’ compensationsystem in South Australia.It is expected that thiscampaign will continue upto the 2010 State election.

WorkCoverOmbudsman

One of the changes to the legislationincludes the creation of the position of Work-Cover Ombudsman – an independent statu-tory officer. It is the Ombudsman’s job to:

• review the operation of the legislationand recommend improvements

• investigate complaints aboutadministrative actions

• investigate issues associated with therehabilitation and return to work ofinjured workers

• assist the WorkCover Corporation andemployers with their complaints processes

• review decisions to discontinue weeklypayments and can suspend those deci-sions while the dispute is proceedingbefore the Tribunal �

Ed GrueAEU WorkCover Officer

Mr Wayne Lines (formerly of the CrownSolicitor’s Office) is the Acting WorkCoverOmbudsman and his contact details are:

Level 6, Chesser House 91 – 97 Grenfell Street, Adelaide, SA 5000

T: (08) 8463 6593

F: (08) 8204 2169

E: [email protected]

W: www.wcombudsmansa.com.au

From 1 July 2008, many of the Rann LaborGovernment’s changes to workers’compensation legislation will take effect.

For all your questions contact the

AEU Information Unit Monday to Friday 10:30am - 5pm

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INDIGENOUS ISSUES

AEU members at southern preschoolpromote Indigenous enrolment by Craig Greer

focus is most obvious. A large Aboriginal flaghangs at one end of the room flanked bysmaller versions the children have painted.On the walls there are various Indigenousworks that have been produced with thechildren. One depicts different Aboriginalartifacts with explanations, another reads:

“There are children in the deserts andchildren in the towns and children who livedown by the sea, if we could meet eachother to run and sing and play then whatgood friends we all could be.”

It’s this kind of sentiment that is evidentthroughout the preschool and is always abig part of the activities enjoyed by children.Recently, the kids were involved in their own‘Corroboree’ – an Aboriginal ceremony whereparticipants interact with the ‘Dreamtime’through song, dance and costume. Thechildren made their own didgeridoos for theoccasion and sat around a makeshift camp-fire to recreate the traditional ceremony. Thepreschool has been lucky enough to receiveguidance on appropriate activities from amember of the Stolen Generations who hastaken the time in recent years to visit theclassroom to talk about different aspects ofAboriginal culture with the children.

Unlike some schools and preschools,where Indigenous activities may be the focusduring Reconciliation Week or at anothersignificant time of year, Oaklands EstatePreschool’s Indigenous and multicultural

state their commitment to accessibility forIndigenous children.

“We thought it was important that therewas something visible to the public that said‘We welcome the Aboriginal community’. Sowe applied to the Marion Council for somefunding and we had the mural erected. Thechildren did a lot of the artwork and you cansee that the pictures they have drawn are ofdifferent looking people walking along a path,and that’s what we want to represent – thatwe are walking together in the community.”

And it seems that advertising their valueshas made a big difference at Oaklands Estate.In 2002 there were no Indigenous childrenenrolled at the preschool. But in the yearssince, the preschool has seen a rapid growthin enrolments, with about five or six children ofIndigenous background enrolled each term.

But it’s inside the preschool grounds andbuilding that the Indigenous and multicultural

According to a report released by the AEUin 2007, access to high quality early childhoodeducation is inequitable throughout Australia.Government research has shown that thisinequity means that Indigenous children areless likely to be prepared for formal schooling,causing them much disadvantage.

Across the country, the percentage ofIndigenous children enrolled in preschoolsand early childhood care is significantly low.Although this problem requires action on awide scale, there are some who have takenthe initiative to act at the local level.

Charmaine Griswood is one of thesepeople. Along with her only other staff mem-ber, teacher Toni Turci, she has transformedOaklands Estate Preschool into a multiculturalfacility with a focus on inclusiveness forIndigenous children. And this inclusivenessbegins right at the front gate. With their stu-dents, Charmaine and Toni created a mural(pictured) for the front of the preschool to

Walking together inthe community

focus is completely integrated into theirprogram. Each child has their own learningprogram that is highly reflective of their back-ground. This allows the children to developas modern Australians without forgettingwho they are or where they came from.

Along with children of Aboriginal andTorres Strait Island background, the pre-school has a number of children from variousAfrican countries enrolled. “The African kidsare fantastic,” says Charmaine. “We try tolearn words from each other’s language and we engage in activities related to eachchild’s culture on a regular basis. One of theAfrican mums brought in a singing cloth andwe used that for an activity. She was happythat we involved her cultural traditions inour program.”

Charmaine and Toni believe in the impor-tance of positive affirmation and do what-ever they can to make sure the children areproud of their culture. “We celebrate differ-ence here. It’s not always obvious that aperson is from an Indigenous culture but we like to treat everyone as equals whilerecognising that they each bring somethingdifferent to the community.”

Talking to Charmaine, it’s obvious that shehas a passion for educating and that her pre-school is deeply committed to providing aplace where children from all backgroundscan gain confidence in their early years.Nothing is better for a child’s confidencethan a good start to schooling.

Through word-of-mouth, the parents ofMarion and surrounding suburbs are becom-ing aware of this little gem tucked away offthe main road, and their children are reapingthe rewards.

The AEU congratulates Charmaine andToni for the great work thay are doing atOaklands Estate Preschool and theircommitment to cultural integration is a fineexample for all education workers. �


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CHILDCARE PRIVATISATION

One of the great intangible rewards of beinga teacher is to hear from former studentsand share in their post-school successes andachievements.

As a corollary to that, one of the greatsatisfactions as an employee and unionmember is to hear that certain former ChiefExecutives are experiencing hard times intheir post-DECS lives. Which brings us to theaptly named “Boston Strangler”.

Dr. Ken Boston was Director-General ofEducation here from 1988–1992. He thenmoved to the same position in NSW wherehe stayed for ten years before taking up thepost of Chief Executive of the UK Qualifica-tions and Curriculum Authority (QCA) inSeptember 2002.

Boston has made his mark on schoolingin the UK, overseeing a reform to curriculumcontent and supporting the publication of“league tables” of students’ results. He hasalso privatised the standardised assessmenttesting (SATs) and marking regime, and it isthe latter which has been responsible for hisappearance before the House of CommonsSchools Select Committee in July, where MPsdemanded to see a copy of his contract in thewake of a giant fiasco concerning the tests.

Last year Boston scrapped the systemunder which Local Education Authoritiesadministered the 11plus over the whole ofEngland and Wales year after year withoutany problems, dismissing the old system as“a Victorian cottage industry”.

“(Now) everything is barcoded, receipted.More and more data is moved electronically.More marking is done on screen and it isimproving quality because the chief examinercan monitor,” he boasted in an interview withThe Guardian last September.

After a “rigorous and diligent” process,the £156 million five-year contract for mark-ing the SATs was awarded to an Americancompany, ETS Global. And that’s when thingsstarted to go wrong.

Boston has been forced to admit that thegovernment’s school testing regime is under“very great stress” in its first run as a priva-tised system, citing problems such as delaysin getting papers to markers, cumbersomedata entry requirements, unmarked scriptsbeing wrongly returned to schools and afailure to reply to 10,000 emails from schoolsand markers complaining of problems withthe system.

Results for primary school students werelate, and thousands of 14-year-olds faced a waituntil September for results due in early July.

Boston was forced to admit that the newsystem could not be “modernised” in timefor next year’s tests and delays to results for14-year-olds were likely in summer 2009.

There have been calls for ETS to have itscontract cancelled, but unless this is done bymutual consent, the British taxpayer faces amultimillion pound compensation bill to bepaid to an incompetent multinational.

None of this has particularly fazed the“Strangler”. Instead he has promised furtherchanges to the SATs tests, calling for thescrapping of the current regime of masstesting by 2010 and its replacement with a“just-in-time” system of delivering studentsup for testing at any time when they aredeemed to be “ready”. JIT systems inindustry are designed to get around theproblems associated with peak productiontimes. Boston’s solution will spread testingand marking out over the whole year ratherthan seeing it concentrated in two annual“peak” testing weeks.

That may be good for the privatisedtesting company but is bound to add to theworkload and stress of the teacher in theclassroom. But then, were not increasedworkload and stress levels part of Dr Boston’slegacy here? �

Mike WillissAEU Research Officer

TESTING PRIVATISATION

The ABCs ofprivatisation

If anything illustratesthe dangers of educationand care services beingrun by for-profit privatecompanies, it must be thechildcare services area.

This “industry” is dom-inated by ABC Learning

owned by entrepreneur Eddie Groves. Grovesset up his empire under the protection ofHoward Government policies that guaranteedprofitability by paying subsidies to familiesfor child care directly to centre owners.

Groves got rich so quickly that hedecided to expand into the US and Britishmarkets, taking out massive loans using hisABC Learning shares as collateral.

Then, with Groves crying foul about thewhiteanting behaviour of international hedgefunds, his banks issued margin calls againsthis loans, prompting him into a fire sale ofthe millions of ABC Learning shares he owned.That snowballed with other investors jettison-ing shares for a total three-day rout thatwiped $1 billion from its stock value.

Groves saw the opportunity to recoup someof his losses when the new Federal govern-ment increased the childcare rebate from 30to 50 percent at the beginning of July. ABCLearning simultaneously announced an 11percent fee increase. Parliamentary secre-tary for childcare Maxine McKew deploredthe decision and said Groves would be “askedfor an explanation”. Wow, like that’s tough!

Now comes a second manoeuvre. On July30, Groves announced that he was rebrand-ing some of his centres under a differentcompany name as Neighbourhood EarlyLearning Centres. This follows bad publicityabout standards in some ABC Learning centres.Together with the financial upheavals, thishas led numbers of parents to withdraw theirchildren from ABC Learning Centres and seekalternative placements. Now they’ll be ableto go to an alternative, but it will still beowned by Eddie.

Announcing a pre-tax loss of $437 millionon the same day, Groves complained that“waiting lists failed to improve as much asexpected”. So what is it about children thatsees them at the mercy of an industrydominated by the likes of Mr Groves?

Children are not commodities and shouldnot be placed into positions of vulnerabilitywhere their physical and emotional safetyand early learning is allowed to be the play-thing of a company that operates for profit.

Childcare provision should be taken outof the hands of private owners and share-holders and be brought back under directgovernment ownership and control. �

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INDUSTRIAL ACTION CONTINUES Rolling Stoppages

TREASURER FOLEY’S OFFICE Port Adelaide – Tuesday 5 August

MP KERIN’S OFFICE Port Pirie – Tuesday 5 August

MP REDMOND’S OFFICE Strirling – Monday 4 August


COUNTRY MATTERS

5 AEU President, Correna Haythorpe speaking to members at the recent delegates meeting.

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Members from around the State frompreschools, schools and TAFEunanimously endorsed the follow-

ing motions which will be tabled at BranchCouncil on Saturday 16 August 2008:

1. That this delegates meeting calls onPremier Rann to show strong leadershipin directing his Ministers to remove theinadequate and inept Student CentredResource Funding model from theGovernment’s offer.

2. That this delegates meeting determinesas unacceptable, any funding model thatdecreases funding to schools andpreschools, and:

EB motions endorsedOn 24 July, around 250 members unanimouslyreject funding model and support EB action.

a) allocates less staffing

b) deregulates working conditions fornon-teaching staff

c) increases class size

d) removes industrial protections

3. That as a result of the State Government’sfailure to deliver an Enterprise Bargainingoutcome that values the education work-force of SA, we commit to an ongoingand escalating campaign of political,community and industrial action.

Thank you to all members whoattended this meeting.

EB bites in the country

The key issues relating tothe AEU claim for a new Agreement and theinadequacies of the Government offer areclearly resonating with members across thestate in metropolitan, regional and smallercountry communities. Coupled with this StateGovernment’s rationalisation of country healthservices and the apparent lack of provisionof much needed health professionals, thecontempt with which country educators arebeing treated is only building their resolve totake this Government on. This is clearly thebiggest battle since a previous Labor Govern-ment faced angry contract teachers demand-ing conversion to permanent appointmentsin country schools. Add to this the currenteconomic climate of rising living costs andyou have communities ready to throw theirsupport behind an under-resourced educa-tion workforce.

As Organisers move across countryregions, conducting area meetings and visit-ing members in sub-branches, it becomesincreasingly apparent that members areangry with this Government and are deter-mined to see through a campaign which willultimately deliver a satisfactory outcome.They want to see preschools, schools andTAFE campuses resourced with qualifiededucators with incentives to stay in order todeliver high quality curriculum to all childrenand students across all sectors.

Apart from the salary offer which fails toremunerate any education worker to a levelwhich will prevent them from seeking employ-ment interstate, other key issues affectingcountry members include:• An appropriate incentives scheme to

attract and retain education workers tocountry locations

• Adequate support for new educators inthe first 3 years of employment

• A funding proposal, the Student CentredResource Funding Model, which will deliversignificant reductions in funding to manysmall and country schools and preschools

The resolve of country members is reflect-ed in ballot results for industrial action. Manysites closed last term for the stop work actionand many more voted in support of the halfday stoppages.

Our country members are taking actionagainst a government that is clearly out oftouch with their health and education needs.Keep up the fight. Our metro colleagues arestanding strong with you. �


EB08: SWIMMING & AQUATICS

Progress ofnegotiations

I have attendedrecent meetingsbetween the AEUand Governmentnegotiation teamsprimarily repre-senting Swimmingand Aquaticsmembers. I alsohave a stronginterest in ourwhole claim and

the outcomes for all sectors. Over the last six months progress in nego-

tiations for Swimming and Aquatics has beennegligible. Even though a good proportion ofour claim is at zero cost and aimed at fairnessin the workplace, the Governments negotia-tors have made no concessions until recentlyand what they have been prepared to discusshas been of minor consequence.

Having previously participated in negotia-tions with DECS (who form part of the Govern-ment’s team), this situation does not surpriseme; I have found that it takes more thangood common sense and clever negotiatingto shift their position. They use sophisticatedlanguage but their tactics are ones of avoid-ance and postponement.

These negotiations particularly concernme. The Government’s team has gone fromavoidance to callous disregard, not only dothey ignore the real issues surroundingSwimming and Aquatics, they have no prob-lems or embarrassment about presentingand refusing to budge from their ridiculousoffers to schools and TAFE.

There is a massive chasm between thetwo parties and when staff are crying out forhelp and for pressure to be relieved from thesystem, it is unbelievable that they could takethis approach. Ultimately, the whole systemwill suffer if problems are not fixed.

Our rage was displayed on Tuesday, 17June when thousands gathered in front ofParliament House. Minister Michael Wrighthas gone but they still don’t negotiate in anysensible or reasonable manner – if anything,they have become more intransigent. It is notonly frustrating and insulting, their callousdisregard towards us all in negotiations isrepulsive. Unbelievably, they have not gotthe message. We will not accept this so theyhad better wake up and start being reason-able. They are not only wasting precious time,they are loosing our good will. If allowed to,they will stuff up the Public Education system.

I urge you all to continue to fight for whatyou deserve – a job with reasonable condi-tions that you can be proud of. We must givethe AEU negotiating team the power to movethe Government from its intransigent andinsulting position. �

Kelvin Jeanes, Aquatics Instructor


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Perhaps it’s a sign of the times, but likemany public schools, East TorrensPrimary has more than its fair share of

complexity. The school caters for a number ofSpecial Ed classes, a New Arrivals Program(NAP) and a significant number of studentsfrom disadvantaged families.

Coping with the challenges of working ata school with high complexity is never easy,but it helps to have a strong group of commit-ted teachers and a strong Union sub-branch.After talking with some of the members, itbecame clear that the East Torrens sub-branchis a supportive and united bunch. And therecent ballot on rolling stoppages backs thatup. The sub-branch was unanimous in it’s voteto take further industrial action after thegovernment failed to deliver an improvedOffer in late July.

“There’s no doubt that our members areunited on this”, says Sub-branch SecretaryGeorge Sarantaugas. “Many people aresaying that, although the claim is not allabout pay, we deserve to be paid more forthe work we do.” This sentiment is shared byNAP teacher Belinda Laver. “It seems crazythat a professional can reach the top of thepay scale after only eight years and thenhave to submit a mass of extra work to applyfor the status of Advanced Skills Teacher. Ifthe Government can’t properly fund decentsalaries for teachers we’ll see many goodpeople leaving the profession.”

Like many sites in South Australia, theEast Torrens Sub-branch has seen a growthin membership in recent months. Is thisunion-wide growth in new members a resultof the industrial action that the AEU hasbeen forced to take? You bet. During theweek of the full-day stop work on June 17the AEU gained over 400 new members,with each insulting Offer or anti-union jibefrom the Government the numbers continueto grow. Seven of these new members are

EAST TORRENS PRIMARY SCHOOL

Strong support for rolling stoppages

working at East Torrens Primary School andthey all participated in the June 17 action.

While visiting the school, I met LisaLloyd, a new educator in her first year ofteaching. Although Lisa says she is enjoyingthe challenge and loves working at theschool, she’s also finding the job prettytough:

“Even though I’m a mature-age student andI’ve had some life experience – I’ve workedas manager at five-star hotel for instance –I’m finding the job extremely challenging. Ithink I’m a good teacher and I give 100 per-cent, but I feel quite unsupported – not bymy colleagues here, they’re great – I feelunsupported by the Department. There’s justnot enough time or resources allocated tobeginning teachers for preparation, markingand observation. Doing a degree isn’tenough. You need time to observe experi-enced teachers while on the job.”

While it’s good news that more and moreeducators are joining the AEU, many teachers– especially those in their first ten years – aretalking about switching careers. “I joined theunion as a student and I fully support thestop work protests. There is good reasonthat we are taking this action. If class sizesaren’t reduced; if teachers continue to spendhours of their own time working; if thesalaries don’t start to reflect the work we do,people like me will leave and look for workin another profession,” says Lisa. �

1 Lisa Lloyd 1 George Sarantaugas 1 Belinda Laver

“Many people are sayingthat, although the claimis not all about pay, wedeserve to be paid morefor the work we do.”

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The new Government Salary Offer of 3.25percent has been rejected by members asinadequate and insulting. It fails to keep pacewith the rate of inflation or recent interstatesalary increases. If accepted, education inSouth Australia would very quickly becomeuncompetitive in the national labour market,leading to growing teacher shortages.

In real terms, the Government’s Offer willsee the salaries of educators go backwards.The latest South Australian CPI Increase forJune came in at 4.6 percent. This was on topof the previous March to March increase of4.5 percent. The ABS figures clearly showthe pressure that households are under.Fuel is up 8 percent, loans 9.5 percent, andrent 2.2 percent. If after reading this youneed a stiff drink, don’t reach for that bottleof spirits, as it is up 6.1 percent.

When setting salaries, it has been com-mon practice for comparisons to be madebetween the top of the teacher salaries scale.Over time, the development of classificationssuch as AST, leading teacher and the like,have distorted the salary scale. Debate hasdeveloped around the question of what thetop level is, as other states have softer barri-ers to these classification levels than SouthAustralia. Consequently, other states around

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the country have much higher percentagesof teachers earning at the top salary scale.

It has become clear that the most com-mon salary at the top of the ‘automatic’Australian Teacher salary scale is $75,000(see diagram above). This means that wecannot accept the Government Offer as itwould entrench South Australian educationsalaries at the bottom of the salary pile forat least 3 years – possibly longer.

The recent WA settlement proposal –although yet to be voted on – provides animmediate increase of 4.5 percent withanother 4.5 percent in June next year.Western Australian teachers will see increasesin the order of between 18 to 21 percent. Thisis coupled with increases in allowances forcountry schools and additional allowancesfor teachers in hard to staff locations.

SA teachers need to secure an immediateincrease to keep pace with interstate salarymovements and inflation. We must aim notonly for the national standard of $75,000 –with follow-on increases around 4.5 percentand other allowances – but also for easieraccess to improved salaries for exemplaryteaching and extra duties. Access to suchclassifications should be available to amajority of practising teachers. �

Northern Territory$ 70,047

Western Australia$ 72,844

South Australia$ 68,422

New South Wales$ 75,352

ACT$ 74,279

Victoria$ 75,494

Tasmania$ 71,134

Queensland$ 71,993

National Teacher Salary ComparisonSalary Maxima – top scale

Still no parity, still less than CPI

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TAFE: newGovernmentOffer

A second EB Offer for TAFE was handed toAEU President Correna Haythorpe at theconclusion of DECS negotiations 0n 23 July.The main features of the second offer are:

Salary increases No change to previous offer of 3.25%

increase on 1 October 2008, 2009 and 2010except for approximately 75 lecturerscurrently on Lecturer step 6 (7.48%) and: • LA step 3 ( less than 6 employees 3.6%) • LA step 2 (less than 5 employees 9.24%) • LA step 1 (0 employees 15.6%) throughtranslation to the new scale.

New TAFE Educator StructureThe new Offer proposes progression

within the structure on the basis ofassessment of competencies throughscheduled performance management.

Level 6 and 7 Promotion PositionsAs in the previous offer, ASL2 translates

to Level 6 and Principal Lecturer to Level 7,which are promotion positions with quotas.

Education ManagersThe Offer abolishes EMA step 1 and relaxes

academic requirements for appointment toall EM positions for applicants with a mini-mum two years management experience at a comparable level.

Maternity LeaveIncreased Paid Maternity Leave to 14

weeks from current 12 weeks.

Workload SchedulingThere is now recognition that a variety of

methodologies may be employed in achiev-ing the 18 – 24 hours per week or 720 – 960hours per year TAFE teaching.

Span of Hours/Time LoadingsThe Offer drops the earlier proposal to

define ordinary hours as 7am to 10pm Mon-day to Sunday. Ordinary hours are now tobe defined as 7am to 10pm Monday toFriday, with a requirement to work twonights per week if directed, and furthernights by mutual agreement. The Offertakes away the 50% time loading offattendance time for work between 6pm and 10pm and reduces the 100% loading off attendance time for work from 10pm to 7am to 50%. Saturday and Sunday work will keep its 100% time loading.

Working in More than one Location

There will now be reimbursement foremployees required to travel for workpurposes more than 45km in the metro-politan area and 75km in regional areas. �


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Joanne reinstated so that was a great success.Journal: Eric, it sounds like some kind ofdisparaging swipe or perhaps a type ofbirdcall, can you tell our readers whatTwitter is? Eric: The idea is to find ways to communicatewith people while avoiding spam and infor-mation overload. Twitter does this. It’s a textmessaging application on the web that allowspeople to send messages to groups of‘followers’ (people who have signed up toreceive your messages) at no cost. You cansend the message from the Internet for freeor you can send it from your mobile but itwill cost whatever your carrier’s standardrate is for an SMS. Journal: You have mentioned SMS and web,and of course email is a well utilisedmethod of campaigning, what else has theweb done to benefit political activists andtrade unionists?Eric: The web actually changes the con-sciousness of the person using it. Ten yearsago trade unionists wouldn’t have knownhalf of what they know about globalisationand international union issues. They’repicking up on things that they would neverhave heard of before because they are onsites like LabourStart. Journal: How can union members make surethat they are informed about the issueswithin their union and the labourmovement? Do they need to become‘computer geeks’ to keep up-to-date?Eric: No, not at all. It’s really up to the user asto how much technology they want to embracebut the most important thing is to make sureyour union has your current email address atall times. Many unions say that they put uplots of information on the web and still theirmembers say that they feel ‘out of the loop’,and then they tell me that they don’t have anemail database for their members! So, thekey is to make sure all members havesupplied you with an email address. �

Craig Greer,AEU Communications Coordinator

The website claimsit’s ‘The place wheretrade unionists starttheir day on the net’.Not sure how truethat is but it soundscatchy. In fact, myfirst morning click onthe ‘mouse-trap’usually directs me

straight to the ABC News page where I get agood dose of everything that’s happeninglocally, nationally and across the globe. Withtext, audio, photos and video to choose from,I can get my fix of news and opinion deliv-ered quickly in whichever medium I prefer.Aunty, thank God, is up with the times.

I’m as good a passive receiver of news,entertainment and social messaging as thenext person and, thanks to sites like the ABC,YouTube, FaceSpace (sic), and Twitter, I’mvery well catered for. However, justifying thepurchase of my iMac and my mobile webdevice requires something more from me asa ‘user’ and this is where sites like Labour-Start come in.

Started by experienced trade unionistEric Lee (pictured above), LabourStart cham-pions the rights of workers by promotingonline activism to support trade union cam-paigns around the world. Since its inceptionLabourStart has had success with manyInternet campaigns. Recently I was inMelbourne at a conference run by Eric andmanaged to ask him a few questions.Journal: Eric, where did the idea for Labour-Start come from?Eric: Well originally LabourStart was almostlike a blog. It was a website I created to update

ONLINE ACTIVISM

Have you heard ofLabourStart?

the book I’d written in 1996, so it started outas a one man project and has grown intosomething much bigger.Journal: You obviously have a passion fortrade unionism and social justice. Do youhave a long history as a trade unionist?Eric: I do, and currently I’m a member of twounions, the National Union of Journalists(UK), and I’m very proud to be a member ofthe Industrial Workers of World. Journal: Activism has changed quite a lotsince the introduction of the web andobviously it is being used in many differentways, do you think online activism willcontinue to expand in the future?Eric: Yeah, as I keep telling people I speak toon the subject, it’s not a mature technologyfor us yet. We’re really only at the tip of theiceberg, there is great potential for wideruse of the technology, and so I would saywhere at an embryonic stage at the moment.Journal: You’ve run many campaigns sincethe launch of LabourStart. Which of thesedo you feel have been the most successful?Eric: Success isn’t measured by the amountof hits you get or the amount of people whosign up. Campaign success is when youreach the goal you set out to achieve. Sosuccess for us was, for example, winningbetter conditions for Sydney Hilton workers.We also managed to raise funds for Fordworkers in St. Petersburg (formerly Leningrad)so that they could strike for 21 days to outlastthe boss. That was a big success. The otherbig win that comes to mind was the victoryover Dunne’s Stores in Ireland. Some peoplemight remember young Joanne Delaney, theunion member who was sacked for wearingher union pin to work. We managed to get

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It can be hard going, with no guaranteedtime allocated to do it, but still, hundreds ofAEU members take on the crucial role of Health& Safety Reps (HSRs) at their workplace.These dedicated people represent their fellowemployees on issues where health and safetymay be affected. Because they are entitledto annual training they are often seen as thesite expert on all things OHSW and they areoften part of the active ‘union team’ at thesite when conditions are the issue.

All Health & Safety Reps (HSRs) make avaluable contribution. But some really do go‘above and beyond’ to ensure that theemployer fulfils its duty of care.

If your HSR is one of these dedicatedpeople, they deserve public recognition.Ditto if you are a proactive HSR yourself.

SAFEWORK SA offers awards each yearthat provide this opportunity. Because ofholidays and journal publication dates, I amnegotiating to have the application deadlineof August 8th amended. �

Jill Cavanough AEU Organiser, OHSW Focus

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AEU ReadyReckoner

By now most members will be aware thatup to 47 percent of schools will lose fundingunder the Government’s proposed StudentCentred Resource Funding Model (SCRFM).Although the AEU has argued stronglyagainst the SCRFM there has been noindication from DECS or State Governmentrepresentatives that the model will beabandoned, despite the disastrous implica-tions for many of our schools. The AEU iscontinuing to campaign against the intro-duction of the model, which we see as anabhorrent attack on public education inSouth Australia.

To assist you in working out if your schoolwill be defunded under the proposed model,the AEU has produced a ‘Ready Reckoner’. �

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that strong union activism is required inorder to win conditions that will inevitablyreduce workloads and stress, it’s thelimitations of these two things specificallythat have made it more difficult for staff toattend meetings and put the necessary timeand energy into union activity.

By taking the initiative to improve com-munications within the Area, AEU membersin the North-West hope to make involvementin union activism that little bit easier.

Last but not least, the subject of groundspeople and cleaners was discussed. One ofthe members in attendance had recently beento an information session on OHS&W andleft with the realisation that there are otherpeople who work in the education sectorwho are not protected by the AEU. Grounds-people and cleaners play a vital role in theeducation system. Not surprisingly, they arealso under pressure due to increasing work-loads and decreasing conditions.

After discussing this issue, membersunanimously passed a motion to show soli-darity with these employees. After the meet-ing was closed, a relative of a cleaner cameand thanked me as Chairperson for bringingthe issue up and was overwhelmed by thesupport shown by all the members. In turn, Ithanked the member responsible for puttingthe issue on the agenda. After all, everyemployee within education plays a vital part,and when one sector is under stress, it putspressure on all of us.

The Area Meeting was very successfuland a joy to be a part of. We have somereally amazing people working on the APYLands, many of whom are also members ofthe AEU. Our next face-to-face meeting willnot be until the end of November and, alongwith our annual Christmas Party, will be held at Yulara.

Thankyou all to all members whoattended and I hope to see you at theChristmas Party! �

Carmel Molen, SSO4Anangu Education Services – Ernabella

On the very lastday of last month,the North-West AreaMeeting was held inAlice Springs. Forthose of you whodon’t know wherethe North-West Areais, it comprises ofnine schools locatedon the Anangu

Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands (APY) inthe top north-west corner of South Australia.Alice Springs is the closest town and somemembers drove nearly 1000 kms to attend.

The meting agenda was packed – a goodthing given the lengths some members hadgone to in order to attend. One of those whotravelled a long way – albeit in the relativeluxury of a Qantas jet – was Tony Johnstonfrom Teachers Federation Health. Tony spoketo members about the fantastic health caresavings available to AEU members throughthe Teachers Federation Health fund. Thepresentation was well received by members,particularly in view of the incredible increasein cost of living in remote areas. Diesel, forexample, is currently costing around $2.00per litre!

Enterprise Bargaining was, of course, a veryhot issue and members spoke passionatelyabout their contempt for the State Govern-ment’s insulting Offers. Members in atten-dance stated their desire to increase the pres-sure on the Government and force them to putsome real investment into public education.

Communication was another importantagenda item. As one can appreciate, it isvery difficult, and unreasonable, to ask ourmembers to travel extensive kilometres toattend an area meeting. The North-Westmembers have been discussing ideas onhow to increase communication across thedistances without having to drive 1000 kmson a regular basis. Members working in thearea have always relied on teleconferencing,supplemented with two face-to-facemeetings per year. Despite the knowledge

Anungu members meet in ‘The Alice’

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ROLLING STOPPAGES

New Educators havebeen busy this year – notjust with learning the craftof teaching, but talking totheir union about what arehot topics for them in 2008.

New Educators have areal interest in their union and why wouldn’tthey? Membership with the AEU isn’t justabout receiving industrial protection, it givesmembers access to some of the best trainingand development in town, providesopportunities to build professional networksand a whole lot more.

Kicking off with the New Educators StateConference in April, the year so far hasprovided many opportunities for new andaspiring teachers to engage in union activityand training. We’ve had some fabulousevents for new and aspiring new teachers in2008. Events held so far include:

• “Meet the Principals”Two sessions for AEU student memberswhere Principals talked to graduatesabout to enter the Public Educationworkforce. These sessions resulted incontracts for four of the membersinvolved

• Application writing session forNew Educator Contract TeachersThis gave new educators the opportunityto ask the experts about how to improvetheir applications and to ask somequestions about how the applicationprocess works

• “New Educators, New Leaders”This was a full-day workshop for over fiftyAEU members who have gained leader-ship positions early on in their careers orare looking to move into a leadershiprole. It was a really amazing team buildingday, so look out for some young leadersnear you!

• Classroom ManagementWorkshops run by Lynette Virgona fromW.A. These workshops are building onthe classroom management workshopsheld at the New Educators Conference.Lynette’s workshops are delivered in adown to earth style, providing a raft ofstrategies to help improve beginningteachers’ classroom management skills

And we’ve got more events to come. If youare teaching in the Mid-North, check out ourRegional New Educators Conference. Startingwith a dinner on Friday 29 August, it con-cludes with a day of workshops and activitieson Saturday August 30. This Conference will

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Regional New Educators Conference For aspiring NewEducators teaching in the Mid-North. ThisConference will include a session fromLynette Virgona on classroom management,industrial information, networkingopportunities and a bit of fun thrown in (development certificates provided).

For info or to register contact:Sam Lisle-Menzel: 8272 1399E: [email protected]

include a session from Lynette Virgona onclassroom management, industrial informa-tion, networking opportunities and a bit offun thrown in.

If you have New Educators at your site,you might like to ask them if they havereceived their New Educators Newsletter yet.We are sending this PDF to all our memberswho are on pay tier 1/2/3, provided we havean up-to-date email address. If they haven’treceived it, perhaps we have an old emailaddress. To update membership records orto report that they didn’t receive thenewsletter, they can call our membershipunit on 8272 1399. They could even win aniPod Shuffle for best new rally chant! �

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NEW EDUCATORS IN 2008

“What do we want?” “A fairer offer!” “When do wewant it?” “Now!”

Over a quiet ale after the J-Lo rally during the holi-days a couple of us were talking about coming up

with some more inspira-tional chants.

We need fun (G Rated) chants, slogans, songs etc for our upcoming rounds ofindustrial action.

Email me by August 8 with

your 2008 Enterprise Bar-gaining Chant. Winner will be notified by email.

[email protected]

Think ‘Barmy Army’ - but about us. The more crea-tive the better!

Win an Ipod Shuffle for the best new

rally chant!

We’ve had some fabulous events for new and aspiring new teachers thisyear. Kicking off with the New Educa-tors State Conference in April and just flying from there. Your membership with the AEU doesn’tjust get you industrial protection but it also gets you access to some of the hottest training and development intown.

New Educators State Conference 2008 Look at all of these events… We've had2 "Meet the Principals" sessions for AEU student members - and at least 4 got contracts directly out of that night!

We've had an Application writing sessionfor New Educator Contract Teachers. We've had a "New Educators New Leaders" Day which was an all day workshop for over 50 AEU membersearly in their career who are already in leadership or want to get into it. That was a really amazing team build-ing day so look out for some young lead-ers near you! And as a special follow up from the 2008 State New Educators Conference we'vestarted the first 2 days of the "Classroom Management” course withLynette Virgona! Wow, all of that plus 2 rallies in the holidays and more action to come.If you are teaching in the Mid North check out our regional New Eds Confer-ence August 29 (Dinner) and all day Sat-u r d a y 3 0 i n C l a r e .h t t p : / / w w w . a e u s a . a s n . a u /events/5220.html

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AEU Women’s Officer Tish Champion reportson Work Life Balance

Toast on the run

article about The Working Mother’s SurvivalGuide, a book by ex-Labor speech writer JoScard and Melissa Doyle from the Sunriseprogram. The book offers a list of useful tipsfor women to help them balance their workand family life.

While much of what Melissa and Jo had tosay was common sense, based on the article,it seemed that their book is focussed purelyon what we can do as individuals to improveour work and life balance. Unfortunately, thearticle did not raise the issue of employee/employer relationship. As educators, we areall aware of the importance of looking afterour health and that of our families. We under-stand the need to ensure that our social,emotional and physical needs are met. Weappreciate the wider social benefits of happy,content and balanced families. Does under-standing what we need to help us reach thiscrucial goal, automatically empower us toachieve it?

In 2007, the House of Assembly approved

Recently, as I wasdriving to work withmy toast sitting onthe dashboard of thecar (toast that hadpopped almost twohours earlier), Istarted to wonderabout this socialobsession with WorkLife Balance. What

does it actually mean? Who truly feels thatthey have this amazing balance betweentheir working and family life? Does it exist oris it just a myth? Does eating your breakfastwhile driving to work constitute personaldown time and balance?

Sometimes it feels like balancing yourwork and home life is about meeting theexpectations you place on yourself andcountering those of the people around you.

Working full time and parenting two smallchildren is a very difficult juggling act. After

the appointment of a committee to enquireinto how South Australians can balancework and life responsibilities. Apparently,being able to reconcile work and family isincreasingly important to governmentsbecause they now realise that when thebalance is right, there are huge benefitsfor society.

The report of the Select Committee onBalancing Work and Life Responsibilities

found that there were several factors whichprevented a reconciliation of work and life,including:

• a lack of high-quality child care andincompatible school and preschool hours

• taxation arrangements which do notsupport a shared approach to paid workand care

• increased reliance on in-home care forthe aged

• current household debt levels

• career disruptions and stereotypingbased on gender, leading to inequalitiesin terms of paid and unpaid work

The report found that women inparticular, are no longer prepared to make achoice between work and family.

We work for an organisation whichclearly does not value the importance of ahealthy work life balance. The recent Offerfrom DECS does not address the AEU claimsfor wellbeing and work/life balance forteaching and non-teaching staff. In its claim,the AEU asked DECS to address the wellbeingof its employees by ensuring that workloadsare fair and reasonable and that considera-tion be given to weekly contact time, classsize, student diversity, student supportneeds, meeting attendance, administrativeduties and leadership responsibilities.Unfortunately DECS have not taken thisrequest seriously.

Apart from increased paid maternityleave from 12 to 14 weeks, DECS has largelyignored the provisions for more flexiblework options set out in the AEU Claim.They have ignored the AEU Claim forprovisions of cultural, foster carers,palliative, grandparent and partner leave.This is not an employer which valuesemployee well being and the mutualbenefits of improved work life balance.

When is DECS going to finally realisethat there are tangible benefits to be gainedfrom workplace practices and policies thatimprove work and life balance of allemployees?

To quote from the Report of the SelectCommittee on Balancing Work and LifeResponsibilities, American merchant JohnWananmaker (1838 – 1922) stated that:“people who cannot find time for recre-ation are obliged sooner or later to findtime for illness.” �

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WOMEN’S FOCUS: WORK LIFE BALANCE

“People who cannot findtime for recreation areobliged sooner or later to find time for illness.”

John Wananmaker (1838 – 1922)

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Call for nominationsWe are currently seeking nominations for

women delegates to attend. The conferenceis held annually in Melbourne. Travel andaccommodation costs will be covered by theAEU. The AEU | SA Branch is entitled to sixdelegates.

To register your interest in being a dele-gate submit a 300 word statement whichoutlines your commitment to women’s issuesand unionism by Friday, 22 August to:

Status of Women Consultative Committee163 Greenhill Road, Parkside SA 5063 oremail: [email protected]

For further information: Tish Champion | AEU Women’s OfficerT: 8272 1399 E: [email protected]

School Care and Family Day Care, while won-derful facilities, only help so much. Unfortun-ately, they don’t transport to kids to soccerpractice, tap dancing lessons and birthdayparties, and they don’t cook dinner. Family,fellow school parents and friends are not anautomatic and guilt free fall back position.

Recently, I was reading an issue of Women’sWeekly – I must have been in the doctor’ssurgery with a sick child. Inside there was an


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Contact us @ the AEU!Did you know that the ShorterSchool Year Professional Develop-ment Scheme DISCRIMINATES ongrounds of Gender and Pregnancy?

The policy states: “Where eligible staffare on leave for less than a year but includ-ing term four, they should apply to theAssistant Director Staffing for reinstatementof any entitlement they have accrued upuntil the last week of term 4.”

Unfortunately the DECS policy for paidmaternity or adoption leave clearly statesthat week 10 term 4 does not extend thematernity leave. Women on paid maternityleave during term 4 who have completedthe required T & D hours will not have thosehours reimbursed or be able to bank them.This is discriminatory on the grounds ofgender and pregnancy.

Paid Maternity Leave and Casual Employees

Just because DECS tells you that youhave casual employment does not meanthat this is the case. Many casual employ-ees work on a regular and systemic basiswhich may actually not fit the definition ofcasual employment at all. Therefore, if youare a casual employee, you may actually beeligible for paid maternity leave.

We are looking to pursue thesematters through the Equal Oppor-tunity Commission. If either of theabove issues affect you, contact:Tish ChampionT: 8272 1399E: [email protected]

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decades. The US tested nuclear weaponsin the region during the 1950s and 60s.Ships involved in the subsequent cleanupwere serviced and washed down on Guam.Sites contaminated by the military aboundon Guam.

The effects of colonisation and themilitary presence are the same on Guam aselsewhere in the world. For the Chamorus,death comes much sooner than for otherUS citizens. Heart disease is leading causeof death. They have five times the nationalaverage incidence of diabetes. Infantmortality is over double the nationalaverage rate. Cancer rates – a legacy ofnuclear weapons testing – are many times the US rate.

The fragile local economy depends onthe military and tourism, which has sloweddown alongside the Japanese economy.Prices for real estate are set to skyrocketas military personnel drive up prices on thelocal market. A two-tier health and educa-tion system applies for the 175,000 inhabi-tants; an adequate one on base for themilitary and a cash-strapped and failingsystem for the rest of the islanders. Thelocal corporate media says little to protestthe military presence, the lack of realpolitical representation and themarginalisation of the 62,900 Chamorus.

The Guam Federation of Teachers is theisland’s only union. It was founded in 1965and has opened its ranks to all Guam’sworkers. It is affiliated to the US unionmovement’s AFL-CIO peak council andrepresents all the territory’s public sectorworkers. It is currently campaigning to beempowered to officially represent workersin private industry. Its monthly GFT Newshas a notably large circulation of 15,000and is viewed as the only truly independ-ent voice for the islanders outside of thegrowing and very lively blogosphere.

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Life is different on Guam. The tinyisland territory in the northwestPacific is dominated by giant naval

and air force bases that form the “tip of the spear” of the US military in the region.That spear is now aimed squarely at China.It is about to receive an influx of 8,000marines, their families and support staff as the US base on the Japanese island ofOkinawa finally shuts down in 2014.Altogether, another 35,000 outsiders are due to arrive on the US’s prized“unsinkable aircraft carrier”.

Guam (or Guahan in the language of theIndigenous Chamoru people) is also hometo a different kind of trade union – the GuamFederation of Teachers (GFT). The role ofthe union in standing up for the interestsof working people on this non-self gov-erning US colony is unique and its capacityto organise is about to be tested by newchallenges as the military presence grows.

Adelaide was visited recently by twoChamoru activists as part of a national tourorganised by the Australian Anti-basesCampaign Coalition. Dr Lisa Natividad andJulian Aguon have taken their protestabout the impact of the military build-upon their homeland across the world andexplained it to a wide range of audiences –

including the UN. Julian is a young butwidely published author. Dr Natividad is a relationship counsellor back on Guamwhose application to join the much-admired GFT was rejected because she is self-employed!

In Adelaide the two campaigners visitedParliamentarians, trade union offices,Aboriginal organisations and the women’sstudies class of Brighton Senior College.Their description of the crisis facing Guamfilled wide gaps in the knowledge of localaudiences.

The Micronesian island of Guam wasceded to the US after the Spanish-Americanwar in 1898. It suffered a brutal occupationby the Japanese during WWII between 1941and 1944. The people of Guam feel a debtof gratitude to the liberating US forces butrelations between the colonial power andthe Indigenous people in particular havebeen sorely tested over the intervening

Teachers union empowering the marginalisedon Pacific Island reports Giles Goldsmith.

The Guam Federationof Teachers

1 Two visiting members of the GuamFederation of Teachers on a recent visit to Adelaide

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“Almost 90 percent of the children attendingGuam’s public schools live in poverty.”


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ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISTS’ CONFERENCE

The Environmental Activists’ Conference Climate Emergency - No More Business as Usualwill be held on Saturday 11 October at the AEU, Parkside, following a Public Forum onFriday evening 10 October in the Basil Hetzel Auditorium at University of SA City Eastcampus. The conference is designed to provide an open forum for education, ideas,solidarity and campaigning perspectives on how to avert the global warming threat. It aimsto initiate wide-ranging discussion that will include exchanges between climate scientistsand educators, activists and community organisations, environmental groups andconcerned individuals.

Existing climate change policy has lagged behind the emergency the world faces. Vestedinterests stand in the way of climate sustainability, and have to be confronted. To effectchange, the broadest possible alliance for social justice and climate sustainability must beformed. The Environmental Activists’ Conference will consider practical alternatives to thenow-lethal “business as usual” approach.

We invite all interested AEU members andcommunity groups to participate.

The conference will include plenary sessions by eminent speakers such as Dr MarkDiesendorf, University of NSW, Professor Barry Brook, Adelaide University and DavidSpratt, co-author of Climate Code Red and workshops addressing the topic “This is anEmergency - An Introduction to the Real Science of Global Warming.”

Teachers, academics, community and environmental groups are invited to provide 100-200 word descriptors of proposed workshops addressing any of the workshop sub-themes.

1. “Why not business as usual?”• Implications and effects of the science• Challenging vested interests and barriers• The politics of education (with a focus on the environment)• Students as maintainers of the status quo or agents of change?

2. “Let’s get active! What can we do locally, nationally, globally?”• Developing school students as environmental activists• How do we organise/educate for change?• What are we actually doing now - stories from the teachers and community groups • Political activism and campaigning

Please include details of space, layout and equipment needs. Workshops should beeducative and interactive, and where possible should share resources and stories of successfulteaching practice and/or local action and campaigns.

Educators, community groups and organisations are invited to support the conference bycirculating the conference information through their networks and encouraging attendanceat both the Friday night public forum and the Saturday conference.

The Conference will be held @ the AEU,Parkside on Saturday 11 October.

Climate Emergency!No more business as usual

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To submit a proposal for a workshop, please email:

[email protected] register online for this conference visit the AEU website:

www.aeusa.asn.au/events/5297.html

“The union is challengingthe second rate healthcare contribution made by the government forpublic servants.”

GFT News carries the sorts of newsyou would expect to see in thelocal throwaway press – about the

local little league baseball games, forexample – alongside the big issues. It isopposing the proposed deregulation of thesupply of electricity. It is backing the US-wide campaign for a significant increase tothe minimum wage.

The paper is supporting the union’sstance against the conversion of theisland’s public schools into “charterschools” with councils able to charge feeslike a (US) $200 admission fee, a $500book fee, a $1000 computer fee, $1800science lab fee, $600 athletic fee and soon. Almost 90 percent of the childrenattending Guam’s public schools live inpoverty and qualify for free or reducedprice lunches – but that is the beginningand end of the ‘special treatment’.

Washington DC, which has a similarage demographic to Guam, had $12,949per child spent on public education in2006. Guam got $4,848 per child. Infra-structure is crumbling. Teachers oftenhave to supply the day-to-day needs liketissues or photocopy paper out of theirown pocket.

The union is also challenging thesecond rate health care contribution madeby the government for public servants.Nationally the average contribution is$9,851.33. For workers on Guam it is$2,600 and costs are through the roof inrecent times. In summary, the colonialstatus of Guam and the lack of any sort ofself-governance have not been exchangedfor perks and special consideration for theinhabitants living and working outside themilitary bases; quite the opposite.

Guam has a delegate in the USCongress and a Senator. In spite of UNresolutions about decolonisation and theillegality of hosting military bases on non-governing territories, neither of itsrepresentatives in Washington can vote.Nevertheless, the Federation of Teachershas recently endorsed its current presidentMatt Rector to be their candidate for theUS Senate. Hopes are high in the unionthat change is about to sweep through theUS administration and that the people ofGuam may yet be heard. �


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