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EDUCATION
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Fix this textAgreement No. PP255003 00104
Fix this textVo I. 80 N 0.14 November 8, 1999
Fix this textStrike on November 12
Fix this textby Dennis Long
Fix this textMembers in all workplaces are to
Fix this textstop work on Friday November 12
Fix this textto attend Sky Channel meetings.
Fix this textThe meetings will consider a
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Fix this textmade by Director-General Dr Ken
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Fix this textThe stoppage will be for half a
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Fix this textDr Boston’s offer was posted
Fix this texton the Department of Education
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Fix this texton November 1. Federation was
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Fix this textThe Senior Officers held a
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Fix this textFederation President Sue
Fix this textSimpson described the offer as
Fix this text“deliberately provocative”.
Fix this textFederation told the media the
Fix this textoffer was a “bad joke”.
Fix this textMedia statements pointed out
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Fix this textA fax message was sent to all
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Fix this textThe Senior Officers met with
Fix this textDr Boston on November 2.
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Fix this textFederation Executive has
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Fix this textthe Kennett era in Victoria and
Fix this text[Federal Minister Peter] Reith’s
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Fix this textCiting the looming teacher
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Fix this text“ignoring an issue of significant
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Fix this textFederation again meet with
Fix this textDET on November 3. The main
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Fix this textA further meeting was set
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Fix this textFederation will demand a sig-
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Fix this textThe erosion of working condi-
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Fix this textGeneral recalls the agenda of for-
Fix this textmer Education Minister Terry
Fix this textMetherell except that Dr
Fix this textMetherell’s proposals were
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Fix this textDr Boston’s offer vindicates
Fix this textFederation’s position that there
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Fix this textAT A GLANCE
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Fix this textThe offer:
Fix this text• increases face-to-face teaching
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Fix this text• provides a quantum less than
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Fix this text• fails to bridge the gap between
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Fix this text• abolishes most allowances and
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Fix this text• introduces annual performance
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Fix this text• abolishes executive teacher
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Fix this textDr Boston’s researchers
Fix this textA member spent an
Fix this textOctober evening as a par-
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Fix this textI recently attended a market
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Fix this textContact at the Western Sydney
Fix this textMarket Research Centre. At this
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Fix this textThe session was held in a con-
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Fix this textHSC markers
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Fix this textDeputy President Jennifer Leete met HSC markers at Homebush
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Fix this text700 markers met to endorse action to break the Carr Government’s wage
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Fix this textWhat is Dr Boston’s offer worth? For a PP6, the annual increase from
Fix this textJanuary 1 would be $202 or $3.88 a week. For steps 3 to 12 on the incre-
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Fix this textIt's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
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