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Administration
Principals want calm during COVID-19 crisis
Teacher unions are talking with the Ministry of Education to make sure everyone working in education can continue to be…
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Industry Voices
Teacher aides welcome pay equity negotiations
"These negotiations will give us the opportunity to build on the offer last week of a Living Wage as the…
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Administration
School support staff to consider new collective agreement
School support staff who are members of NZEI Te Riu Roa will vote on a new collective agreement offer from…
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Administration
School support staff to demand fair pay in week of action
Ally Kemplen, an Auckland teacher aide on the NZEI Te Riu Roa pay equity negotiation team, said the mood amongst…
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Education
More work needed on workload to fix teacher shortage
There is still likely to be a shortfall of 1,020 teachers in 2020
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Industry Voices
School support staff begin union meetings over pay equity and collective agreements
90% of teacher aides earn less than the Living Wage of $21.15 an hour and have very insecure employment, sometimes…
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News
NZEI Te Riu Roa welcomes gov’s education spending sig
The Finance Minister signalled the spending while announcing a $7.5b surplus in the year to June earlier today.
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Administration
Area school principals settle on Ministry offer
All teachers and principals in the compulsory schooling sector have now ratified their collective agreements.
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News
History waits: pay delay lawsuit, principals shun MoE, NZEI speaks out
It’s been a rocky road for the education sector. How will the Accord work for teachers? How can schools with…
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Administration
Primary and intermediate principals vote to accept new offer
The settlement will ensure primary, intermediate and secondary principals of similar-sized schools will receive the same base salary, across key…
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News
Novopay promises July lump sum payments
"I was counting on this money for my deposit. My bank will not allow me to place an offer..."
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Administration
Teachers unions to take legal action against Novopay
While the government has plans to replace Novopay, teachers are still waiting for the pay increases they fought to win.
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News
Primary principals vote to boycott MoE
"There is a huge range of Ministry work and initiatives that relies on the goodwill of principals. This action is…
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News
Teachers accept offer, urge Accord progress
Optimistic about the accord and pay progress, each of the three key parties have released their official statements on the…
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News
Offer steps up for area school teachers
The settlement comes after area school and wharekura teachers joined with their primary and secondary colleagues in the largest education…
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Administration
Primary principals may cut ties with Ministry
Boycott threats, protests in Auckland and handwritten letters to the Ministry have dominated headlines this week as primary principals fight…
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News
Teacher speaks out against conditions at impoverished school
In his first year in the profession, the young teacher wished to remain anonymous to avoid repercussions for speaking out.…
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Administration
Unions back new offer, split teacher opinion
Union members will receive a lump sum and teachers will receive around a 3% pay rise by 2021.
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Administration
New offer on the cards? Union silence has teachers on tenterhooks
While we were all waiting with baited breath to find out whether NZEI would announce a member vote on rolling…
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Administration
I’m worried. I’m terrified. I’m striking for our future.
21 years ago, when I first started, it mattered to actually teach.
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News
Mega-strike calls government money bluff
Teachers, families and low-income workers agree teachers should earn a fair wage. Can the biggest teacher strike ever achieve this?
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Administration
NZEI and PPTA to ballot members on joint strike action
... on whether to take joint strike action on 29 May.
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Administration
Polling shows strong and consistent support for teachers
Ahead of this month's budget, the poll also shows that 89% of people agree more money should be allocated to…
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Administration
MoE “remains available to negotiate” with NZEI balloters
Now that NZEI members have voted to reject almost $700 million in pay increases, Deputy Secretary Early Learning & Student…
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Administration
Which education workers will receive wage boost?
NZEI is calling on the Government to commit urgently to boosting funding for schools...
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