The early childhood educationand care (ECEC) team has been hitting the road to talk to preschool teachers in regional areas about improving their pay and conditions. Our organisers have been visiting preschools in Newcastle, the Hunter, Taree and the northern rivers.
The team has been speaking with teachers on the modern award — who receive the lowest wages —as well as those on expired enterprise agreements. As part of the campaign, organisers have been talking to preschool teachers about the potential benefits of multi-enterprise agreements. The IEU wants pay parity for early childhood teachers. As we’ve said before, teachers are teachers. Watch this space as there’ll be more to come…