State School Teachers Union of Western Australia
- Pat Byrne (President)
- Mary Franklin (General Secretary)
The State School Teachers Union of W.A. (Inc.) (SSTUWA) is an Australian trade union. It represents teachers working in the Western Australian state school system,[1] which includes public schools and TAFE institutes,[2] and is affiliated with the federal Australian Education Union.[3] It has been in continuous existence since 1898.[4]
Purpose
The SSTUWA has a number of roles, including
- Negotiating conditions of employment and salaries, with the Department of Education, for public school teachers working under the School Education Act Employees' Agreement (Teachers and Administrators).[5]
- Negotiating conditions of employment and salaries for TAFE lecturers working under the Western Australian TAFE Lectures' General Agreement.[6]
- Advocating for improvements in the Western Australian state school system at a local, state and federal level.[7]
References
- ^ "A strong voice in the workplace and within the community". SSTUWA. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ "SSTUWA: STATE SCHOOL TEACHERS' UNION OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA". UnionsWA. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ^ Hopgood, Susan. "Organisation". Australian Education Union (AEU). AEU. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ "Volume 47.7 - September 2018". Western Teacher Magazine. SSTUWA. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ "Schools General Agreement 2017 endorsed by members". SSTUWA - News. SSTUWA. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ^ "TAFE". SSTUWA. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ^ "About". SSTUWA. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
External links
- Official website