During August and September, the IEU took the teacher shortage crisis up to NSW politicians.
Delegations of IEU members and organisers met with their local members to sit down and talk about the impact of staff shortages in their schools. They urged MPs to take their message to the NSW Premier to scrap the artificial NSW pay cap that is holding the salaries of teachers and support staff back.
While employers in the non-government sector are not bound by the NSW Government’s wages policy, they are known for sitting on their hands then following suit. Uncompetitive salaries are a key factor fuelling the teacher shortage.
The IEU combined personal visits with a letter-writing campaign, ensuring just about every member of the NSW legislature has heard your call for urgent action.
"The work undertaken by IEU members in stepping up and being part of a delegation to their local MP to put the case for easing teacher workloads and improving uncompetitive salaries was outstanding," said IEUA NSW/ACT Branch Secretary Mark Northam.
