QUEANBEYAN teachers are preparing to rally outside the office of Monaro MP Nichole Overall tomorrow (October 12) to protest against wage cuts.
Teachers are rallying against the NSW government’s proposal of a new three-year salary and condition award.
The proposal included a capped 2.53 percent pay rise a year for teachers across the state.
NSW Teachers Federation president Angelo Gavrielatos said 60 per cent of teachers want to leave in the next five years because of “crippling” workloads and “uncompetitive” salaries.
“At a time when there are growing teacher shortages, we need real action on uncompetitive salaries and unsustainable workloads,” Gavrielatos said.
“The government’s own briefings show NSW is “facing a large and growing shortage of teachers” and the situation is only going to get worse with rising enrolments, an ageing workforce and n30 per cent decline in the number of people studying to become a teacher.”
The rally kicks off at 7.30am at the Queen Elizabeth II Park in Queanbeyan.
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