In June 2022, NZEI Te Riu Roa, PPTA, PSA, NZNO, E Tū and other public sector unions agreed to ask members to discuss and vote on whether to go forward with a Council of Trade Unions (CTU) initiative to negotiate with the Government for a unifed pay increase across the wider public service.
The response was an overwhelmingly positive with a majority of NZEI Te Riu Roa members in favour of the proposal.
The proposal put forward by the CTU on behalf of public sector unions was designed to address the rising pressure being felt across all public sector workers. It addresses:
The CTU has proposed to Minister of Public Services, Chris Hipkins, that it would be constructive and timely to negotiate an across-the-board pay increase applying across all collective agreements in the public sector and the funded sector.
The key idea is that while union members would still negotiate the non-pay elements of our collective agreements, everyone working in the public sector could then benefit from coming together as a large block to negotiate the best possible pay increase across the board.
The combination of increases in cost of living, increasing job demands and the pressures of responding to the COVID-19 pandemic have had impacts on everyone working across the public services, including education.
However, there is a risk that this contribution is not recognised fairly across the dozens of pay negotiations of collective agreements across the health, education, the social services, the core public sector and wider public services such as ECE and aged care.
If you are a member of NZEI Te Riu Roa and covered by a collective agreement that will be affected by this proposal, you will have received an email outlining the specifics of this proposal.
We will be in regular communication with members through this process, but in the meantime you can ask us a question or check out our FAQs document below.
This proposal applies to NZEI Te Riu Roa members who are covered by one of the related collective agreements. Find out about joining today to have your say and be a part of building a fairer education sector.
This proposal applies to NZEI Te Riu Roa members who are covered by one of the related collective agreements. Find out about joining today to have your say and be a part of building a fairer education sector.
Take a look at our current campaigns and find out how you can get involved.
He nui ngā tamariki o Aotearoa kāore i te whai wāhi ki te mātauranga i te mea he iti noa te tautoko ā-pūtea i te tautoko akoranga. Ko te hua o ngā take pūtea me ngā wā tatari tino roa, he nui ngā tamariki kāore i te whiwhi i te tautoko e tika ana e puāwai ai rātou. Mā te mahi ngātahi, ka taea te uruhi i te kāwanatanga ki te whakapiki i ngā pūtea tautoko kia rongo te tamaiti i te wairua tūhonohono, tautoko, ā, kia whai uara ia i te kura, i tōna whare ako kōhungahunga rānei.
Early childhood teachers so an incredibly important job. But their pay is up to 52% behind kindergarten and primary with the same skills, qualifications and responsibilities. We believe the government needs to act now to fix the gap.
Initial Teacher Education (ITE) plays a vital role in our education system, preparing future teachers with the knowledge and skills they need to begin teaching.
Big work weeks, demanding expectations and a lack of proper support networks. Our school leaders deserve better.
In 2019, we took key steps towards a fairer, better resourced primary education sector. But there is still work to be done. But there is still work to be done.
Ko ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako ō ngā kaimahi Kōhanga Reo he kaupapa whai tikanga ki ngā tamariki Māori, heoi anō ko te nuinga o ngā kaimahi kore rawa e whiwhi pūtea kia kite i ō rātou wāriu, mana hei whakamaranga.