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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 >>
Advert Outrages Secondary Teachers
Wednesday, 8 May 2002, 1:02 pm | PPTA
A full-page Ministry of Education advertisement in the country’s metropolitan daily newspapers has outraged PPTA members. More >>
A Little Of The Windfall Would Mean A Lot
Tuesday, 7 May 2002, 4:38 pm | PPTA
A tiny portion of the Government’s $905 million budget surplus would go a long way towards settling the secondary teachers’ dispute, the PPTA said today. More >>
$25 Million Could Be Better Spent
Wednesday, 1 May 2002, 1:22 pm | PPTA
The Government’s expenditure of $25 million for secondary teachers to lease laptops smacks of paternalism, the PPTA said today. More >>
Teachers Vote In Favour Of Counter-Proposal
Monday, 29 April 2002, 12:00 am | PPTA
PPTA members have accepted a counter-proposal for a Secondary Teachers Collective Agreement put to them by the union last week. More >>
Teachers Begin Rolling Strikes
Wednesday, 24 April 2002, 4:29 pm | PPTA
A series of rolling strikes will begin next week as industrial action over the lack of a secondary teachers collective agreement intensifies in term two. More >>
PPTA Industrial Action Continues
Monday, 15 April 2002, 1:12 pm | PPTA
PPTA members resumed their national plan of industrial action today following the lack of settlement of their collective agreement. More >>
PPTA Agrees To Mediation
Thursday, 28 March 2002, 4:53 pm | PPTA
The Post Primary Teachers’ Association has agreed to enter mediation with the Ministry of Education in a bid to move forward on a new secondary teachers’ collective agreement. More >>
“Teaching Important”- Mallard
Thursday, 28 March 2002, 11:57 am | PPTA
It’s official. Teaching is one of the most important jobs in the country. Education Minister Trevor Mallard said so himself on National Radio this week. More >>
Thanks But No Thanks Mr Mallard
Friday, 22 March 2002, 11:47 am | PPTA
PPTA president Jen McCutcheon said the Government’s latest offer was, once again, inadequate to meet the needs of secondary teachers. The offer contained two options, both of which were unacceptable. More >>
