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State School Teachers Union of Western Australia
SSTUWA
Company typeIndustrial Union
Headquarters1 West St, West Perth, Western Australia 6005
Key people
  • Pat Byrne (President)
  • Mary Franklin (General Secretary)
Websitewww.sstuwa.org.au

The State School Teachers Union of W.A. (Inc.) (SSTUWA) is an Australian trade union. It represents teachers working in the Western Australian state school system,[1] which includes public schools and TAFE institutes,[2] and is affiliated with the federal Australian Education Union.[3]

The union has been in continuous existence since 1898.[4][5]


Purpose

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The SSTUWA has a number of roles, including

  • Negotiating conditions of employment and salaries, with the Department of Education, for public school teachers working under the School Education Act Employees' Agreement (Teachers and Administrators).[6]
  • Negotiating conditions of employment and salaries for TAFE lecturers working under the Western Australian TAFE Lectures' General Agreement.[7]
  • Advocating for improvements in the Western Australian state school system at a local, state and federal level.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "A strong voice in the workplace and within the community". SSTUWA. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  2. ^ "SSTUWA: STATE SCHOOL TEACHERS' UNION OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA". UnionsWA. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  3. ^ Hopgood, Susan. "Organisation". Australian Education Union (AEU). AEU. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Volume 47.7 - September 2018". Western Teacher Magazine. SSTUWA. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  5. ^ Horner, Vincent (1961), The influence of the State School Teachers' Union of Western Australia on the policies of the State Education Department of Western Australia, 1898-1960, retrieved 25 September 2024
  6. ^ "Schools General Agreement 2017 endorsed by members". SSTUWA - News. SSTUWA. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  7. ^ "TAFE". SSTUWA. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  8. ^ "About". SSTUWA. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
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