Tag: teachers strike

Rex Murphy: The Liberals’ Stance on Ford’s Use of Notwithstanding Clause Oozes With Hypocrisy

Commentary Ontario is a peculiar place. There have been two full years of school closures—of dubious necessity—and now that the COVID regime has finally been lifted, just as children are getting settled back into regular class time, what happens? Why, there is a strike of course. The great CUPE union has called a strike for…


Wage Increase for Teachers a Short Term ‘Band-Aid’ Solution for Education Sector: Expert

One Australian expert says wage increases for teachers are not a silver bullet for resolving the myriad problems facing the New South Wales’ education sector. His comment comes after tens of thousands of teachers on June 30 walked off the job in the biggest teacher strike in the state in over 20 years demanding better…


NSW Teachers Protests Over Pay, Condition as Transport Strike Continues

Thousands of teachers from New South Wales (NSW) public and Catholic schools have taken to the streets of Sydney in a joint strike to urge the government to improve pay and condition. It is the third time the teachers walked off their jobs in six months, and the first time in 25 years that the…


New South Wales Teachers Strike Over Pay and Workloads

New South Wales (NSW) teachers are striking for 24 hours on Wednesday over pay and workload issues. The NSW Teachers Federation made the decision on April 26 based on a poll in which 73 percent of teachers said their workload is unmanageable, 70 percent said they are reconsidering their position due to workload, 90 percent…