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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Can I suggset the appropriate place to gain
clarification of these issues is with the AEU. They are always happy to
talk to members about issues like this and the info is more likely to be
absolutely accurate and is only a phone call away. I haven't looked, but I would
also suspect that their web site may have the agreement outline up by
now.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Gail</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=mary.mason@geelongcollege.vic.edu.au
href="mailto:mary.mason@geelongcollege.vic.edu.au">Mary Mason</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=english@edulists.com.au
href="mailto:english@edulists.com.au">english@edulists.com.au</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, May 08, 2008 8:56
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [English] o/t: Gov/AEU
Agreement</DIV>
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<DIV>Sorry my message should have said a second year graduate teacher.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>mary</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Mary Mason<BR>Director of Teaching and Learning<BR><BR>ph: (03)
52263157<BR>mob: 0402022012<BR><BR>>>> <A
href="mailto:mary.mason@geelongcollege.vic.edu.au">mary.mason@geelongcollege.vic.edu.au</A>
8/05/2008 8:50 am >>><BR></DIV>
<DIV>It is still not clear whether a first year new graduate teacher is going
to earn less than a graduate teacher under this scheme. Presumably this is not
the case. Can you please confirm that a second or a third year graduate
teacher will have the same salary + the step to the next level?</DIV>
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<DIV>thanks</DIV>
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<DIV>Mary</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Mary Mason<BR>Director of Teaching and Learning<BR><BR>ph: (03)
52263157<BR>mob: 0402022012<BR><BR>>>> brku@netconnect.com.au
7/05/2008 9:28 pm >>><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>The flat percentage increases will probably only just
keep up with inflation. However the union has won significant wage increases
by a career restructure. Hence the pay rises are uneven. There will be
significant gains for leading teacher 1, experienced teachers 3, and graduate
teachers and any teachers moving into these levels in the lifetime of the
aggreement. Teachers at other levels will be compensated to some extent by one
off cash payments. The other effect is to have a larger percentage rise first
up - 4.9% immediately - so that the following 2.71% pay rises will have a
compounding effect resulting in a greater dollar value.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Robyn Kuchel</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=mary.mason@geelongcollege.vic.edu.au
href="mailto:mary.mason@geelongcollege.vic.edu.au">Mary Mason</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=english@edulists.com.au
href="mailto:english@edulists.com.au">english@edulists.com.au</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, May 07, 2008 8:00
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [English] o/t: Gov/AEU
Agreement</DIV>
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<DIV>I am sure there is confusion out there for all teachers. There appear
to be contradictions. If the Government is right, then teachers at the end
of this four years will have just kept up with inflation and they will again
be worse off than the NSW teachers. Has anyone got better clarification than
The Age or ABC which seem to be thoroughly confused?</DIV>
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<DIV>Mary</DIV>
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<DIV>Mary Mason<BR>Director of Teaching and Learning<BR><BR>ph: (03)
52263157<BR>mob: 0402022012<BR><BR>>>> stephen@melbpc.org.au
6/05/2008 7:26 pm >>><BR>Victorian teachers to be nation's
best-paid<BR><BR>Farrah Tomazin May 5, 2008 - 11:33AM<BR><<A
href="http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2008/05/05/1209839508834.html">http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2008/05/05/1209839508834.html</A>><BR><BR>The
education union has hailed a deal that will make Victorian teachers <BR>the
highest-paid in the country as the best deal for its members in more
<BR>than 25 years.<BR><BR>The agreement between the State Government and the
Australian Education <BR>Union (AEU) resolves a 14-month industrial row,
which included three <BR>statewide teachers' strikes and weeks of rolling
half-day stoppages.<BR><BR>The unions had threatened to walk off the job
from May 13 to 15, <BR>disrupting during the first national literacy and
numeracy tests. The <BR>resolution of the industr! ! ! ial dispute means
those tests are now likely to <BR>go ahead without disruption.<BR><BR>AEU
Victorian branch president Mary Bluett said it was the best enterprise
<BR>bargaining deal for teachers that she had seen in 25 years with the
union.<BR><BR>11% rise for some<BR><BR>However, there appears to be some
contention over the increases announced <BR>by Premier John Brumby and
Education Minister Bronwyn Pike this morning.<BR><BR>The Government says the
deal will equate to a 4.9% pay rise in the first <BR>year and 2.7% in the
second and third years of the agreement.<BR><BR>But the union believes some
of biggest beneficiaries of the deal will get <BR>between 8% and
11%.<BR><BR>"It's a complex arrangement, but the least any teacher is going
to get out <BR>of this is somewhere between five and six per cent per
annum,'' Ms Bluett <BR>said.<BR><BR>"This is the best outcome in terms of
salary and career structure in my <BR>history as a union official of 25
years standing,'' Ms ! Bl! ue! tt said.<BR><BR>Pupil-free days to
stay<BR><BR>A key sticking poin t in negotiations was the issue of
pupil-free days, <BR>which the Government had originally wanted to
abolish.<BR><BR>Under the new deal, three pupil free training days will be
brought to the <BR>start of the term and become professional training days
and only one will <BR>be held mid-term, in a bid to minimise disruption to
parents.<BR><BR>It also includes an exits strategy to remove disengage
teachers from <BR>classroom and find them new jobs.<BR><BR>Secondary
students will get an extra six days of tuition each year under <BR>the deal,
Mr Brumby said, describing it as a win for students and teachers.<BR><BR>"A
graduate teacher in Victoria currently earns $46,127 and under this
<BR>agreement will become the highest-paid graduate teacher in the country
<BR>earning $51,184, while an experienced classroom teacher will receive a
<BR>$10,000 pay rise to $75,500."<BR><BR>Mr Brumby said the pay deal was
consistent with the Government's wages <BR>policy of a 3.25% rise every y!
ear, ! plus! increases off-set by service
<BR>improvement.<BR><BR>State-by-state teacher salaries:<BR><BR>Maximum for
a classroom teacher <BR><BR>Victoria - 2007: $65,414, 2008:
$75,500<BR><BR>NSW - 2007: $72,454, 2008: $75,352<BR><BR>Queensland - 2007:
$69,225, 2008: $71,994<BR><BR>South Australia - 2007: $68,422, 2008:
$68,422<BR><BR>West Australia - 2007: $67,446, 2008: $71,206<BR><BR>ACT -
2007: $71,767, 2008: $74,279<BR><BR>Northern Territory: 2007: $70,047, 2008:
$72,849<BR><BR><BR>Graduate Entry <BR><BR>Victoria - 2007: $46,127, 2008:
$51,184<BR><BR>NSW - 2007: $49,050, 2008: $50,522<BR><BR>Queensland - 2007:
$46,950, 2008: $48,829<BR><BR>South Australia - 2007: $49,605, 2008:
$49,605<BR><BR>West Australia - 2007: $44,618, 2008: $45,733<BR><BR>ACT:
2007: $50,781, 2008: $50,781<BR><BR>Northern Territory: $49,944, 2008:
$49,944<BR><BR>Source: Victorian Government <BR>--<BR><BR>Cheers
people<BR>Stephen Loosley<BR>Victoria,
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