Wear a sticker to show you want to Give the Cap the Boot

On 22 October we are asking members to participate in the Give the Cap the Boot sticker day. This is one of a series of increasing actions we are undertaking aimed at building awareness of our General Agreement 2021 and Give the Cap the Boot campaign.

With this issue of Western Teacher members will have received a sheet of stickers. On 22 October, put these on and encourage your colleagues to do the same. Have conversations with them about why it is important to Give the Cap the Boot.

The cap is the wage cap – the WA Labor Government policy on freezing wage rises for all public sector workers at no more than $1,000. It has been here for four years and it needs to go. Wages in the public sector no longer keep up with cost of living; public sector workers, including educators, are leaving the public sector for the private sector where wages are better.

We need to keep the public sector as an attractive career to secure its long-term viability.

Show your solidarity with a sticker. Take group photos of members on the day, post them on social media with #SSTUWA and #givethecaptheboot, and email them to us at editor@sstuwa.org.au