NZEI News 2009/04e

NZEI News - 25 March 2009/04e

This NZEI News looks at pay equity, coverage from last week's Taumata Whanonga, the NZEI Organisational Review and much more...enjoy

Working Women’s Charter Seminar

It is now 30 years since the Working Women’s Charter was adopted by the Federation of Labour Conference as policy. Join the Auckland Labour History Group to celebrate the Working Women’s Charter 1980s campaign and help move the Charter forward into the economic challenges we are facing.

Wednesday 27 May 2009, 8.30 am to 5pm, AUT Conference Centre (WA224), Business School, Cnr Mayoral Drive and Wakefield Street

  Charter seminar (0.5mb pdf)

Taumata Whanonga - Video coverage

The Taumata Whanonga was held at Te Papa on 16 and 17 March 2009. Planned by the Ministry of Education in conjunction with representatives of various organisations, it focussed on behaviour issues in schools and early childhood centres. Video coverage of the keynote speakers is now available for viewing.

Taumata Whanonga video coverage

NZEI Organisational Review

The current consultation round is providing messages that will direct the next stages of development. What's working well? What needs a re-fit? Where does my voice fit in all this?

If you haven't been able to make it to a local organisational review workshop, check out the video and powerpoint presentation, and have your say on the report-back form.

Influence the future of our union now.



  Organisational Review consultation (0.5mb pdf)

  Have your say - vote on the options (www.surveymonkey.com)

MR 2009/11 - Boost for status and value of Te Reo Maori

The first ever Māori language curriculum for mainstream schools has been launched by the Education Minister. They are intended to help every English-medium school in New Zealand design and shape a curriculum that includes te reo Māori.

  Media Release 2009/11 (0.1mb pdf)

MR 2009/10 - Review proves value of frontline school staff

A just released report into Operational Funding and non-teaching staff in schools highlights the increasingly important role of frontline school support staff and underlines their claim for fairer pay.

  Media Release 2009/10 (0.1mb pdf)

NZEI Negotiations News (GSE Support Workers) 2009/01 - GSE support workers union claim

The GSE support workers collective agreement expires on 30 April. The pay investigation is finished and the result of the investigations will be the basis of the claim. NZEI members are asked to confirm the claim for the negotiations.

  NZEI Negotiations News (GSE) 2009/01 (0.1mb pdf)

MR 2009/09 - Education workers throw weight behind pay equity

NZEI welcomes the launch of a petition calling for the reinstatement of pay equity investigations in the public sector. Last month the government announced that it was halting all further work on pay and employment equity investigations, which are aimed at addressing the pay gap between men and women. One of the investigations was due to look at the work of thousands of frontline, low paid school support staff.

  Media Release 2009/09 (0.1mb pdf)

  Sign this petition (0.1mb pdf)

NZEI News 2009/03e

NZEI News - 10 March 2009/03e

Kia ora. Please read on to find out more about scholarships for ECE and support staff, professional development for teachers, our meeting with Education Minister Anne Tolley, and consultation on national standards.

International Trade Union Confederation

The 53rd Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UN CSW) opened in New York on 2 March, 2009.  Shenagh Gleisner Chief Executive of the Ministry of Women's Affairs is New Zealand's representative along with Eleanor Hale. The NGO representative is Joanna Spratt of the Family Planning International. 

The NZ Council of Trade Unions (NZCTU) is forwarding the International Trade Union Council ITUC statement to the New Zealand delegation to ensure that they are aware of the trade union perspective and presence. 

  ITUC-EI-PSI Statement on the Status of Women (1.8mb pdf) (www.ituc-csi.org)