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EDUCATION
Fix this textJOURNAL OF THE NEW SOUTH WALES TEACHERS FEDERATION
Fix this textAgreement No. PP255003 00104
Fix this textJeanette knows what money could do
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Fix this textFebruary 13, 2012 Vol 93 No 1
Fix this textTeachers have been
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Fix this textFederation is committed to a long term campaign to achieve salary
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Fix this textMaurie Mulheron
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Fix this textLast year, a dominant NSW Coali
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Fix this textThe IRC determined that a series of
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Fix this textSeven meetings were held. And
Fix this textwhat have we learned from the
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Fix this textnever intended to negotiate in good
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Fix this texthave still been denied even the 2.5
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Fix this textteachers have now been moved to
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Fix this textprofits in excess of $1 million.
Fix this textAn additional one per cent in
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Fix this textto around $64 million. Last year the
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Fix this textContrast this with the fact that an
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Fix this textOver the next four to five years,
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Fix this textWendy Currie
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Fix this textidentify schools for closure in their
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Fix this textThe DEC is preparing to roll out
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Fix this textthe Illawarra-South East Region,
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Fix this textThe 47-school devolution pilot
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Fix this textPlans are also afoot to slash the
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Fix this textIt's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
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