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Tue, 21 Sep 2010 6:44a.m.

High school teachers plan eight days of strikes and refuse to work after 5pm in an escalation of their contracts dispute (NZPA)

High school teachers plan eight days of strikes and refuse to work after 5pm in an escalation of their contracts dispute (NZPA)

High school teachers plan eight days of strikes and refuse to work after 5pm in an escalation of their contracts dispute with the Ministry of Education, according to a leaked document.

The strikes were set to begin next month with year 9, 10 and 11 pupils missing school during eight separate strikes, a PPTA document sent to teachers and obtained by the The Dominion Post shows.

Year 9 students would miss four days of school, year 10 students three and year 11 students one.

From next term teachers would also make themselves unavailable for meetings including parent interviews after 5pm.

The latest round of strikes follow a one-day nationwide strike last week after pay talks between he PPTA and the ministry failed.

PPTA president Kate Gainsford said the action would not go down well with parents adding "This is a protest action not action about being popular".

Teachers are seeking a 4 percent pay rise rejecting the ministry's offer of a 1.5 percent pay rise and a further 1 percent next year.

NZPA

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11 Nov 2010 09:22a.m.

Jared wrote:

AWW can they haz more strikes:D?

04 Oct 2010 08:36p.m.

Jon wrote:

School teachers do themselves no favour by forcing their students to write letters to the ministry to increase their own pay. This is the kinds of things we are hearing about now from reluctant pupils. With this kind of blackmail going on some teachers do not deserve to be receiving the pay they are getting already

21 Sep 2010 05:39p.m.

Jaycee wrote:

Teachers are being totally selfish. I agree with the remark I saw which said that teaching is the highest paid part time job in the country. I especially dislike the emotional blackmail they trot out when they suggest that we, the taxpayer, clearly don't value the education our children get if we don't agree with their sentiments.

21 Sep 2010 04:04p.m.

Wendy wrote:

I know teachers work hard, but what other industry has that amount of time off? Teachers point out that they work during the holidays, but I notice our school has a teacher only day in the same week they go back in term 4, on a Friday! Why don't they strike during the hols, if they are all working? I have been down to a school many times in the hols and the only ones there are the parents doing the working bees.
How about their payrise coincides with the rise in numeracy standards over the last decade, almost performance based? Oh that's right it didn't rise, did it?

21 Sep 2010 03:00p.m.

Dawn wrote:

Cripes,I know teachers work hard,but it's not like they have'nt had a pay rise recently.I havent,frankly the way the economy is they shoul be pleased to have a job.

21 Sep 2010 02:22p.m.

Mike wrote:

Well well well all I can say it that where is my pay rise working in the Hospitality Indusrty shaping our country aswell for the last 15 years of my life.

Let's see how about all Hospitality woprkers go on strike for better working and pay conditions.
Yes close all the pubs all the restaruants and also include Shops where we buy our clothing etc.
Don't get me wrong Eductaion is a important for our future.

I think the Government Ministers need a rather large Pay cut considering most are just sitting on the AAAAAsssssss debating yes no three bags full.

Yes I am angry with this Government and this country needs to wake up and get up with the times.

How about Doctors and dentist they are sitting on nice pay packets aswell.

I think thier is room for improvement all round Teachers and Hospitality workers alike.




21 Sep 2010 01:19p.m.

Mum wrote:

For heavens sake, I have a degree and have worked at my job for 30 years and am considered one of the best at what I do - yet my salary is only $64K. Plus I get only 20 days' annual holiday. As far as I'm concerned, teachers should stop wasting time looking at what people in other countries earn and get on with the job we pay them for! And enjoy that long summer holiday, won't you!

21 Sep 2010 12:41p.m.

Jennifer wrote:

I notice this article only mentions the pay increase, and completely negelect to mention other issues the Teachers are fighting such as class size.
I'm sure most teachers are more concerned with lower average class sizes (who wants to teach 30 or more kids at once! It fails the students as much as teachers) than the pay rise. I know at least it's the case for my mother.

21 Sep 2010 12:21p.m.

Steve wrote:

Hooray Lightseed is back to sprinkle us all with his "wisdom" Lightseed NZ teachers are one of the LOWEST paid in the OECD. and as for comparing teachers and politicians it was quite recent history when teachers and backbencher MP's were paid the same amount. However since then Politician pay rises have been swift and plentiful teachers on the other hand have had to carry out industrial action several times. Politicians in this country earn a minimum of $131,000 per year this does not take into account their allowances totaling a further almost $15000 a year. Perhaps Anne Tolley and the Ministry negotiators should be the ones on performance pay, A Minister for Education who has had the tertiary portfolio stripped away and given to someone more competent. Who has lost control of the Primary and Early Childhood sectors already and now has the Secondary Teachers Striking. Good Job Anne cant wait to read your report card at the end of the year.

21 Sep 2010 11:29a.m.

Brent wrote:

Read Kiwiblogs GDP comments its been backed,