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education
Fix this textJOURNAL OF THE NEW SOUTH WALES TEACHERS FEDERATION
Fix this textVol. 53, No. 20
Fix this textNOVEMBER 22, 1972
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Fix this textPrice: Three cents
Fix this textRegistered at G.P.0., Sydney, for transmission
Fix this textby post as a newspaper Category B
Fix this textJuly 1 to November 9
Fix this textSALARIES,
Fix this textSTAFFING
Fix this text& STRIKES
Fix this textOn July 1 Federation suspended
Fix this textall direct action until September
Fix this text25 as an indication of teachers’
Fix this textgood faith in negotiating with
Fix this textthe Public Service Board on
Fix this textimmediate relief for absent
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Fix this textThe board’s reaction was to shuffle
Fix this texta few figures about and come up
Fix this textwith a proposition, the so-called two
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Fix this textof the staff were away teachers
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Fix this textDirect action resumed
Fix this textThe board refused to budge from
Fix this textthis position so direct action was
Fix this textresumed on Monday, September 25.
Fix this textIn the meantime the new Minister,
Fix this textEric Willis, had dropped his prede-
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Fix this textteachers for refusing extras. How-
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Fix this texthave yet to be notified that the
Fix this textcharges have been withdrawn.
Fix this textSalaries case
Fix this textBy this time our salaries agreement
Fix this texthad expired (Monday, September 11)
Fix this textand we had presented our case to
Fix this textthe board for a salaries increase of
Fix this textabout 30% (but going as high as
Fix this text43% in some categories).
Fix this textThe case was conducted by Les
Fix this textMcGowan,' Assistant General Sec-
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Fix this text(Messrs. J. R. Williams, M. Adams,
Fix this textG. L. Ashton, P. Doyle, B. Mane-
Fix this textfield and Mrs. E. Hokin) but did
Fix this textnot impress the board greatly as
Fix this textthey announced an offer averaging
Fix this textabout 6 Wo.
Fix this textNot satisfied with this slap in the
Fix this textface the board, to make its inten-
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Fix this textthat it was conditional on teachers
Fix this text“accepting current working con-
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Fix this textvaried at any time, without notice,
Fix this textby the board. This could mean
Fix this textclasses of over 40, thirty or more
Fix this textteaching periods in secondary
Fix this textschools, clerical duties or anything
Fix this textelse the board in their generosity
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Fix this textThe board then stated it refused
Fix this textto negotiate with Federation on the
Fix this textsalaries offer while any “threat” of
Fix this textdirect action remained. No one
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Fix this textfrom an allegedly responsible body
Fix this textof government officers since it was
Fix this textobvious to the board that the Annual
Fix this textConference resolutions on direct
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Fix this textHowever, it was a convenient, if
Fix this texttransparent, excuse to freeze teach-
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Fix this textMass meetings
Fix this textFederation council and executive de-
Fix this textcided the only way to resolve the
Fix this textsalaries stalemate was to call mass
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Fix this textissue and indicate what the general
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Fix this textdirect action to protest at the
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Fix this textThe meetings were called for
Fix this textTuesday, October 31 and were at-
Fix this texttended by nearly 50% of the mem-
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Fix this textD.O.G.S. CAMPAIGN
Fix this textIndividual members wishing to support the D.O.G.S.
Fix this textlegal campaign against State Aid in the High Court
Fix this textmay forward contributions direct to Federation, using
Fix this textthe coupon below.
Fix this textANTI-STATE AID CAMPAIGN
Fix this textName
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Fix this textContribution Amount (cheque or money order)
Fix this textbest known to themselves, a minor-
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Fix this textchose to abstain from voting.
Fix this textThe resolution put to the meet-
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Fix this textA list of all centres connected by
Fix this textlandline is published below, together
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Fix this textFor Against
Fix this textSydney 999 563
Fix this textFairfield-Liverpool 364 278
Fix this textParramatta 673 683
Fix this textRyde 413 316
Fix this textSutherland 385 392
Fix this textA.C.T 287 48
Fix this textAlbury 91 51
Fix this textArmidale 52 36
Fix this textBathurst 36 40
Fix this textBroken Hill 54 61
Fix this textCamden-Camp-
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Fix this textCasino 38 45
Fix this textCessnock 78 44
Fix this textCoffs Harbour 72 59
Fix this textCulcairn 10 15
Fix this textDubbo 87 99
Fix this textGosford 76 204
Fix this textGoulburn 48 45
Fix this textGrafton 29 50
Fix this textGunnedah 67 23
Fix this textInverell 48 56
Fix this textKatoomba 32 16
Fix this textKempsey 40 23
Fix this textLismore 107 112
Fix this textLithgow 53 6
Fix this textMaitland 38 109
Fix this textMonaro 24 43
Fix this textMoree 40 46
Fix this textMurwillumbah 65 46
Fix this textMuswellbrook 57 18
Fix this textNarrandera 38 53
Fix this textNewcastle 547 348
Fix this textNowra 59 46
Fix this textOrange 92 24
Fix this textPenrith 439 260
Fix this textTamworth 84 74
Fix this textTaree 83 52
Fix this textWagga 89 123
Fix this textWollongong 329 199
Fix this textTOTAL 6,279 4,823
Fix this textThe non-landline vote was 858
Fix this textfor and 997 against. The combined
Fix this texttotal is 7,137 for and 5,820 against,
Fix this textgiving a total vote of 12,957.
Fix this textAt the time membership
Fix this textwas approximately 30,100 so this
Fix this textattendance would be amongst the
Fix this textlargest mass rallies of any union in
Fix this textthe history of New South Wales.
Fix this textExecutive decision
Fix this textOn Thursday, November 2, a special
Fix this textmeeting of executive, in view of the
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Fix this textthe mass meetings, passed the fol-
Fix this textlowing recommendation to be con-
Fix this textAbove: Neil Pollock, Deputy President (left) and Ivor Lancaster, General
Fix this textSecretary (right) at the Town Hall Meeting, Tuesday, October 31.
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Fix this textSaturday, November 4.
Fix this text(1) “That Council directs all mem-
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Fix this textNovember 9, and that meetings be
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Fix this text(2) “That a meeting be held at
Fix this textWentworth Park, if possible, at
Fix this text10.30 a.m. on November 9 to en-
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Fix this textarranged in country centres.
Fix this text(3) “That on the afternoon of Thurs-
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Fix this text(4) “That exemptions from the strike
Fix this texton November 9 are granted to such
Fix this textmembers as the Federation mem-
Fix this textbers at the school concerned shall de-
Fix this textcide in residential schools, in schools
Fix this textfor handicapped children and
Fix this textschools where there are classes for
Fix this texthandicapped children, and in sec-
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Fix this textCouncil decision
Fix this textOn Saturday, November 4, after de-
Fix this textbate lasting several hours, council
Fix this textaccepted the executive recommen-
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Fix this textThe board had continued ada-
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Fix this textThis fact was reported to council
Fix this textand no doubt had its effect in the
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Fix this textDetermination announced
Fix this textIt was with considerable surprise
Fix this textthat Federation senior officers re-
Fix this textceived the announcement on Mon-
Fix this textday, November 6, that the Board
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Fix this textFederation received the news from
Fix this textnewspaper reporters to whom the
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Fix this textIt was clear the board had waited
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Fix this textmaking this move, which was ob-
Fix this textviously designed to disrupt Federa-
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Fix this textHowever, it was also a tactical
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Fix this texthad been forced to drop its salaries
Fix this textfreeze and give full retrospectivity.
Fix this textIndustrial Commission
Fix this textOn Tuesday, November 7, the senior
Fix this textofficers of the Federation were call-
Fix this textContinued on Page 284
Fix this textIt's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
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