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Reflections
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There's power in withdrawing your labour
December 13, 2021The Department of Education cannot ignore us when we are strong, says casual teacher and Federation Life Member Terry Moriarty.
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United we bargain, divided we beg
September 15, 2021“We’d had enough,” said casual teacher member Denise Walker, reflecting on what motivated her and her Kiama colleagues back in 1988 to travel to Sydney to be part of a march down Macquarie Street and a rally in the Domain to reject the Greiner/Metherell government’s attack on public education.
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Real-life stories help understanding
July 08, 2021“My largest kindy class was 34 and largest year 1 class was 36,” recalls Wheeler Heights Public School Fed Rep Trish McCombie. “It was in the early part of my career and it was challenging.”
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Numbers count when it comes to action
April 10, 2021Union members’ ongoing commitment to Federation’s campaign for additional release from face-to-face teaching for infants and primary schools was rewarded in 1983.
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If you don't try, you never even have a chance
December 02, 2020“We were all optimistic about getting real improvements in our salaries and everyone was on board and worked creatively together,”
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Action gave way to action
August 22, 2020The findings of the Vinson Inquiry handed down in 2002 had far-reaching effects for NSW teachers.
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‘See yourself as part of the big picture’
February 25, 2020The introduction of release from face-to-face teaching for infants/primary teachers in the late 1980s is a memorable moment for Paul Regan, because it changed his working conditions for the better.
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