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education
Fix this textJOURNAL OF THE NEW SOUTH WALES TEACHERS' FEDERATION
Fix this textVol. 53, No. 6
Fix this textAPRIL 12, 1972
Fix this textPrice: Three cents
Fix this textRegistered at G.P.0., Sydney, tor transmission
Fix this textby post as a newspaper Category B.
Fix this textProgressive Laws:
Fix this textMass Meetings condemn
Fix this textTeacher Victimisation
Fix this textMass meetings of teachers gathered throughout
Fix this textthe State on Wednesday March 29 to protest against
Fix this textthe use of the Teaching Service Act and the Summary
Fix this textOffences Act against teachers and Federation officers.
Fix this textMeetings were held in Sydney (Lower Town Hall),
Fix this textParramatta, Penrith, Newcastle and Canberra.
Fix this textA draft resolution prepared by Federation
Fix this textExecutive to be considered at the mass meetings is
Fix this textprinted below.
Fix this textThis mass meeting of members of the New South Wales
Fix this textTeachers' Federation condemns the Government, the
Fix this textEducation Department and the Public Service Board for its
Fix this textvictimisation of Federation members by charges made under
Fix this textthe Teaching Service Act and the Summary Offences Act.
Fix this textBy this attempted intimidation of individuals
Fix this textthe authorities are seeking to restrain teachers from acting
Fix this textto improve public education as well as
Fix this texttheir own working conditions, and to divert attention from the
Fix this textdeficiencies in the education system, for
Fix this textwhich the Government the Department and the board
Fix this textare responsible.
Fix this textWe also condemn the procedures followed at the hearing
Fix this textof charges under Section 37 of the
Fix this textTeaching Service Act, in which witnesses for the defence
Fix this texthave not been allowed, and other practices are
Fix this textfollowed in denial of the justice afforded by the common law.
Fix this textThis meeting therefore demands the immediate dropping
Fix this textof all charges against and remission of penalties
Fix this textimposed on teachers for carrying out Federation policy, in
Fix this textcommon with thousands of others, on period loads, extra
Fix this textperiods, primary class sizes and pupil record cards.
Fix this textThe meeting also calls upon the Acting Director-General to
Fix this texttake action for the dropping of the charge made
Fix this textSydney Meeting
Fix this textApproximately a thousand teachers attended
Fix this textthe meeting in the Lower Town Hall, a dis-
Fix this textappointing response to the appeal from Exe-
Fix this textcutive. However, those who attended discuss-
Fix this texted the draft resolution in detail and with
Fix this textvigorous debate.
Fix this textMr. L. Childs, Federation President, opened
Fix this textthe meeting with a survey of action taken
Fix this textagainst teachers by the Department to date
Fix this textand resultant efforts by Federation and its
Fix this textmembers to protect themselves from these
Fix this textattacks. He then urged the meeting to adopt
Fix this textthe resolution which was to be moved by Mr.
Fix this textJ. Frederick (Senior Vice-President) and sec-
Fix this textonded by Miss E. Mattick (Vice-President).
Fix this textResolution Debate
Fix this textSeveral amendments were moved during the
Fix this textcourse of the debate. Michael Hourihan
Fix this textmoved an amendment calling for a stoppage
Fix this texton April 27 so that teachers could attend
Fix this textManly Court on the day Doris Jobiing had
Fix this textto appear on a Summary Offences charge;
Fix this textMr. Pat Lee moved an amendment that Fede-
Fix this textration members who invoked the Teaching
Fix this textService Act on the Summary Offences Act
Fix this textagainst fellow colleagues should be cited to
Fix this textthe Ethics Committee and Eric Earley moved
Fix this textthat teachers boycott hearings when they were
Fix this textcharged. Dorothea Mooney moved that teach-
Fix this texters support the postal workers in their at-
Fix this texttempt to gain better conditions and that Fede-
Fix this textration work for a general strike and the over-
Fix this textthrow of the present government. Mr. Lee’s
Fix this textamendment was adopted and incorporated in
Fix this textthe final resolution.
Fix this textNewcastle Meeting
Fix this textEight hundred indignant determined teachers
Fix this textalmost filled the hall of the Broadmeadow
Fix this textPolice Boys’ Club.
Fix this textLes McGowan, Assistant General Secretary
Fix this textreported on the current situation. He stressed
Fix this textthat the Department and Public Service Board
Fix this textregard themselves as involved in a life and
Fix this textdeath struggle over the control of the edu-
Fix this textcation system. They intend to break the mili-
Fix this texttancy of teachers and if necessary break the
Fix this textFederation in the process. Warning of the
Fix this textgravity of the situation, Mr. McGowan em-
Fix this textphasised that never before had individual
Fix this textteachers been placed at such risk, i.e., of fine
Fix this textand dismissal and that if the union was not
Fix this textable to interpose itself between the teacher
Fix this textand the authorities confidence will be lost.
Fix this textTwo deadlines exist, he stated, the Acting
Fix this textDirector-General has deferred the hearing of
Fix this textthe charges against the teachers at Wollon-
Fix this textgong High until April 10.
Fix this textFederation had delivered an ultimatum to
Fix this textwithdraw the action against teachers and an
Fix this textunder the Summary Offences Act against a Federation
Fix this textOrganiser for attending a school meeting of
Fix this textFederation members in performance of her duties.
Fix this textThe meeting calls upon the April meeting of Federation
Fix this textCouncil, unless all these charges have been dropped by
Fix this textApril 7, 1972, to call one-day stop-work meetings of all
Fix this textmembers throughout the State, on a day to be
Fix this textdecided; these meetings to consider further action to secure
Fix this text(a) withdrawal of the charges and remission
Fix this textof penalties;
Fix this text(b) improvement in teaching conditions, especially
Fix this textreduced class sizes
Fix this textimmediate relief for absent teachers
Fix this textsubstantial increase in ancillary staff
Fix this textspecialist teachers in primary schools
Fix this textThe Sydney stop-work meeting to be followed by mass
Fix this textdeputations to Parliament House.
Fix this textThe meeting endorses the decisions of Federation Council
Fix this textand Executive authorising immediate stop-work meetings
Fix this textwhen a teacher is charged, attends an inquiry
Fix this textand/or is penalised, or given a direction which could
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Fix this textMaximum Federation activity is called for to give all
Fix this textmembers and the public the fullest information on the reasons
Fix this textfor our stand.
Fix this textofficer of the Federation by April 7. Teachers
Fix this textshould be fully aware that a one day stoppage
Fix this textor a one week stoppage may not be sufficient
Fix this textto convince those attacking teachers of the
Fix this textneed for caution. The choice before teachers
Fix this textis clear—to withdraw from implementing the
Fix this textaction section of the Working Conditions re-
Fix this textsolution or teachers will be charged and dealt
Fix this textwith. Second offenders may well be dismissed.
Fix this textOr to take action to defend the right to take
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Fix this textThe recommended resolution was moved
Fix this textby Mr. Neil Wright, President of the New-
Fix this textcastle Association and seconded by Mr. Bob
Fix this textPhillips, Deputy President, Newcastle Sec-
Fix this textondary Association. Mr. Jim Shield, the Presi-
Fix this textdent of Newcastle Secondary Association and
Fix this texta member of the Executive of the Federation
Fix this textchaired the meeting. The resolution was
Fix this texttaken in three sections, the strike section be-
Fix this texting the third considered. Sections one and
Fix this textthree were carried overwhelmingly by the
Fix this textmeeting 750 to 50.
Fix this textCanberra Meeting
Fix this textAbout 250 teachers attended the Canberra
Fix this textmeeting and passed the draft resolution with
Fix this textthe following amendment to the fifth para-
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Fix this textContinued on Page 66
Fix this textIn this issue:
Fix this textBROKEN HILL ACTION. Teachers’ strike
Fix this textthreat gains results. P. 63.
Fix this textEDUCATION INNOVATIONS. Southern Cross
Fix this textPublic School shows what can be done.
Fix this textP. 67.
Fix this textSUMMARY OFFENCES CHARGE. School
Fix this textresolutions supporting Doris Jobiing. P. 72.
Fix this textIt's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
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