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Education
Fix this textJOURNAL OF THE NEW SOUTHWALES
Fix this textTECHERS FEDERATION
Fix this textRegistered by Australia Post, Publication Number NBG 1213
Fix this textPrice $1.20
Fix this textVol 68 No. 9
Fix this textNSW
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Fix this textJune 8 June 21,1987
Fix this textBRO KEN
Fix this textPRO MISES
Fix this text“Delegates Day” May 27, Federation’s Auditorium Sussex St.
Fix this textby John
Fix this textHennessy,
Fix this textAssistant General Secretary,
Fix this textCampaigns.
Fix this textAlmost 300 delegates from all over NSW prim-
Fix this textary/infants schools attended a “Delegates Day”
Fix this texton “Relief from face-to-face teaching” on
Fix this textWednesday May 27, 1987.
Fix this textThey were on strike for the day, representing their
Fix this textcolleagues and their schools. The meeting was to make
Fix this texta recommendation on the future of the industrial
Fix this textcampaign for 2 hours release from face-to-face teaching.
Fix this textThe delegates had their days pay made up by their
Fix this textteaching colleagues and their expenses paid by the
Fix this textFederation and/or their local association. The meeting
Fix this textheard reports from Jennie George, President of the
Fix this textNSWTF and John Hennessy, Assistant General Secre-
Fix this texttary (Campaigns).
Fix this textMs George reported on the history of the campaign
Fix this textand detailed the Federations industrial campaign since
Fix this text1978. This campaign has seen teachers involved in
Fix this textstrikes, rearrangement of lesson routines and rearrange-
Fix this textment of daily time-tables. The President told of how the
Fix this text1983 Annual Conference receiving an undertaking
Fix this textsubsequently confirmed in writing that by 1987 all
Fix this textprimary/infants teachers would receive 2 hours release
Fix this textfrom face-to-face teaching, and how it appeared that the
Fix this textFederation had won a very significant educational
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Fix this textThe Government did not keep its promise, and in face
Fix this textby 1987 something less than half the teachers working
Fix this textin primary/infants education had been given 2 hours
Fix this textrelief from face-to-face teaching per week. 1987 saw the
Fix this textrest get 12 hours per year. This is approximately 17
Fix this textminutes per week per teacher. This decision made in
Fix this textDecember 1986 divided the primary/infants teaching
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Fix this textCONTINUED ON PAGE 2
Fix this textIt's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
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