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Time Running Out for Education Deal

The AEU has put the State Government on notice by saying that Public Education will be its next big industrial battleground if a new Enterprise Agreement isn’t settled by the end of the month. Click here to download today's press release.

SA Unions Launches WorkCover Campaign

It's almost a week since State Labor introduced it's anti-worker WorkCover reforms into State Parliament and much like Adelaide's weather at the moment, the issue is running hot.

Having resigned from the WorkCover Board prior to the introduction of the ALP's legilsation, SA Unions Secretary Janet Giles has gone on the offensive by vowing to strengthen the campaign until the WorkCover legislation is fair for all workers.

"It's very important that we make sure that everybody takes responsibility for this current scheme and not just attack injured workers' pay packet," she said in an interview with Adelaide's Channel Seven today.

Ms Giles says that Labor is hoping to rush the legisalation through parliament in an attempt to deny workers the chance to have their voice heard on the matter.

"The State Government has been in our view confrontational with the public, with injured workers and with unions over this matter, they haven't done what they would normally do which is sit down and consult and discuss about matters," she said.

The WorkCover reforms proposed by the Rann Government are essentially an attack on working people in order to reduce levies for business. It's also important to remember that these reforms affect every worker in South Australia. Any one of us could be injured whilst at work so it's important that the SA Unions campaign is widely supported. Stay tuned for further updates on the WorkCover swindle and SA Unions campaign.

Click here to listen to the first of two radio ads being run by SA Unions from today onwards.

Click here to listen to another.

The Global Assault on Teaching, Teachers & Their Unions

Increasingly, public education’s character is under assault. This collection of essays by noted scholars, teacher activists, and teacher union leaders from around the world fuses personal stories, research, and political analysis, explaining why such profound and damaging changes are being made to schools and teaching, and how teachers, their unions, and supporters of public education can make real the goal of quality education for all the world’s children.

Click here for more information on the book and a pre-order form.

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Welcome to Our EB Blog...

Welcome to the AEU's EBA portal. On this page we'll update you with the latest on enterprise bargaining negotiations through text, audio and video.

Check out the blog often. Tell your colleagues about it and feel free to comment on the posts. Comments will be moderated and published unless deemed inappropriate by the editor.

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The blog won't just be EB focussed, we'll also add other material that we think may be of interest to our members and the community.


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Teach for Australia: Pearson's Flawed Plan

AEU (SA) Research Officer Mike Williss contributed an excellent article on Noel Pearson's flawed 'Teach for Australia' scheme in this month's AEU Journal. Click here to download in case you missed it in the Journal.

Hip hip...New Educators Network turns 10...

The New Educators Network (NEN) is celebrating it's 10th anniversary this year and we're throwing a big party!

For more information, click here to read our first New Educators Newsletter for 2008. You can also access the Newsletter and other NEN information, including a great 'Survival Guide' by clicking here.

If you're in your first three years of teaching and you're not already a member of the NEN, there's no better time to join. Our 10th Anniversary Conference and party is coming up very soon. Don't miss out on all the NEN has to offer you in your first few years of teaching.

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AEUPOD 2 ...The Apology

Around two thousand people attended the Apology to the Stolen Generations Event at Elder Park last week.

It was a momentous occasion for those affected by the child removal policies of past governments and for everyone who has campaigned to make the apology a reality. Watch our video of the event here....