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Ratification at last!
Thursday, 29 August 2002, 4:46 pm | PPTA
Secondary teachers today voted overwhelmingly to ratify Alternative Disputes Resolution panel recommendations that will give them pay increases of between six and 12 per cent on top of the government’s original 3.5 per cent offer over two years. More >>
Extra-Curricular And NCEA Level 1 Ban Lifted
Monday, 29 July 2002, 11:54 am | PPTA
PPTA national executive has called off membership bans on involvement in extra-curricular activities and compliance with NCEA Level 1. More >>
Secondary Teachers Vote For Arbitration
Tuesday, 23 July 2002, 4:51 pm | PPTA
Secondary teachers have voted for an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) process as a possible means of settling their long-running struggle with the Government. More >>
Support For NCEA Long Overdue
Monday, 22 July 2002, 3:53 pm | PPTA
Initiatives to support the NCEA, announced by the Ministry of Education today, are sensible but should have been in place at the latest at the start of this year, says PPTA president Jen McCutcheon. More >>
PPTA Sticks To Its Guns
Thursday, 18 July 2002, 12:09 am | PPTA
The existing membership consultation process on an alternative dispute resolution proposal remains on track, PPTA president Jen McCutcheon said today. More >>
Don't Panic Mr Mallard - Settle!
Wednesday, 17 July 2002, 9:10 am | PPTA
If the Government wanted a smooth ride into this election, it should have resolved pressing problems in the secondary education sector 16 months ago, PPTA president Jen McCutcheon said today. More >>
Offer Seems Below Teachers’ Expectations
Thursday, 4 July 2002, 4:44 pm | PPTA
The Government’s latest offer to settle the secondary teachers’ Collective Agreement has some new and worthwhile elements but seems to fall well short of secondary teachers’ expectations, PPTA president Jen McCutcheon said today. The offer includes an NCEA ... More >>
Policy Silent On Key Education Challenges
Wednesday, 3 July 2002, 3:18 pm | PPTA
Labour's policy on compulsory education is deafeningly silent on the most pressing issues in education: secondary teacher recruitment and retention and the new national qualifications system, PPTA president Jen McCutcheon said today. More >>
Secondary teachers evenly split on pay proposal
Friday, 21 June 2002, 3:53 pm | PPTA
PPTA members are evenly split on a short-term pay proposal put to them by their national executive this week. More >>
And The Moon And Stars To Boot, Mr English
Wednesday, 19 June 2002, 3:37 pm | PPTA
Secondary teachers would react to National’s pay offer, announced today, with deep scepticism, PPTA president Jen McCutcheon said today. More >>
National Roster for Branch Stopwork Meetings
Monday, 17 June 2002, 4:39 pm | PPTA
The PPTA National Executive directs that all branches hold two-hour afternoon stopwork meetings to discuss a revised claim and vote upon proposed actions for Term Three according to the following regional programme: More >>
PPTA suspends rostering home action
Monday, 17 June 2002, 8:55 am | PPTA
PPTA National Executive has decided to suspend rostering home action from tomorrow (Tuesday) in the interests of student – and teacher – safety. More >>
PPTA calls for calm
Friday, 14 June 2002, 3:48 pm | PPTA
Post Primary Teachers’ Association president Jen McCutcheon today called for calm from secondary school students following riots. More >>
We’d rather have a settlement Mr Mallard
Thursday, 13 June 2002, 4:56 pm | PPTA
The Post Primary Teachers’ Association would rather have a settlement than a roll-over of their Secondary Teachers Collective Agreement. More >>
PPTA Brings On More Industrial Action
Tuesday, 11 June 2002, 5:19 pm | PPTA
The Post Primary Teachers’ Association has placed an immediate ban on its members carrying out extra and co-curricular activities following the rejection of the Government’s latest pay offer. More >>
Too Little Too Late For Secondary Teachers
Monday, 10 June 2002, 1:18 pm | PPTA
In a ballot of members last week 74.5 percent - 8,346 members - voted against ratification of the proposed collective agreement, 25.5 percent - 2,862 members - voted for it. Voter turnout was high with more than 82 percent of members voting. More >>
NCEA allowance defined
Wednesday, 29 May 2002, 4:59 pm | PPTA
A key component of the proposed Secondary Teachers’ Collective Agreement has been clarified and defined further. More >>
Ratification Process To Begin
Monday, 27 May 2002, 11:30 am | PPTA
Post Primary Teachers Association members will be called on to vote on their proposed Collective Employment Agreement from the middle of this week. More >>
PPTA Stands By Its Democratic Processes
Wednesday, 22 May 2002, 3:48 pm | PPTA
The Post Primary Teachers’ Association stands by its position to take a proposed collective agreement settlement package to its members. More >>
PPTA And Ministry Of Education Reach Agreement
Thursday, 16 May 2002, 3:56 pm | PPTA
An agreement between the Post Primary Teachers’ Association and the government was reached today on the Secondary Teachers’ Collective Agreement. More >>
