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The Queensland Teachers' Union is an Australian trade union with a membership of more than 46,000 teachers and principals in the Queensland Government's primary schools, secondary schools, special schools, senior colleges, TAFE colleges and other educational facilities. More than 96 per cent of eligible teachers are members.
The name again changed in 1999 to Queensland Council of Unions to rebuild its local identity as a peak organisation for Queensland trade unions. [ 1 ] Other important industrial disputes in Queensland include the 1912 Brisbane General Strike , the 1948 Queensland Railway strike , the SEQEB dispute [ 7 ] and the 1998 Australian waterfront dispute .
Merit pay, merit increase or pay for performance, is performance-related pay, most frequently in the context of educational reform or government civil service reform (government jobs). It provides bonuses for workers who perform their jobs effectively, according to easily measurable criteria.
Paul Givan tells assembly members that the teaching unions have asked for a 13.5% rise in 2024 ... Givan said the department was £20m short of even meeting a 5.5% rise. "The teacher's pay claim ...
Victorian Secondary Teachers Association (1953-1995) Victorian Women's Post and Telegraph Association; Waterside Workers' Federation of Australia (1902-1993) Wool and Basil Workers' Federation of Australia (1890-1976) Woolclassers Association of Australia (1997-2009)
The PSTA called the increase a good step, but said starting teacher pay will need to reach $50,000 by 2027 if districts are going to compete with the private sector.
In the 19th century the Colonial governments, which would later form the Commonwealth of Australia as states, established a variety of state schools. These schools were both demanded by the Australian trade union and labour movement, for the free education of the working class, and also used as a way to control the education and free time of the children of the Australian working class.
The plan, which became the foundations of the Advancing education campaign, is described by the department as "a greater focus on active partnerships with the community and strengthening teacher excellence" and has overwhelming support from Queensland citizens. [7] Broadly, the plan focuses on: [7]