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1 May 2022
With the recent implementation of the Work Health and Safety Act 2020 (WHS Act) in WA, what key points of change may affect school and TAFE environments, compared with the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984 (OSH Act)?
1 May 2022
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1 May 2022
Term 1 is over, and what a term it was. We celebrated International Women’s Day on Tuesday 8 March, with our members sharing how they “Break the Bias”. We heard stories from both sides of our educational settings – schools and TAFE.
1 May 2022
The Australian Education Union has welcomed the incoming Albanese Labor Government.
1 May 2022
This article is to provide more detail to SSTUWA school leaders in relation to the Agreement in Principle (AIP) and to address misinformation that is currently circulating.
1 May 2022
With Labor forming government, public education has been handed a reprieve from what may well have been an existential threat to the entire system.
1 February 2022
In early 2022 the new WA Work Health and Safety Act will come into effect for workplaces within Western Australia. This will lead to changes in the functions of safety representatives and terminology on the legislation will change. It is important to be aware that at present the OSH Act is still operating. Language will change with the change in legislation and this article will reflect the new terminology.
1 February 2022
The SSTUWA is pleased that members will now be able to access COVID-19 leave immediately if needed, with the requirement to first exhaust other forms of leave now being lifted.
1 February 2022
The Australian Trade Union Institute late last year hosted a pre-recorded address by 2021 Australian of the Year Grace Tame as a special online event to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
1 February 2022
The 2022 Report on Government Services (ROGS) released by the Productivity Commission shows the extent of the Morrison Government’s failure to fairly and adequately resource public education.
1 February 2022
Six in 10 large Australian employers made no progress in closing the gender pay gap over the year to March 2021, with 85 per cent paying men more on average than women, according to the latest Workplace Gender Equality Agency’s Gender Equality Scorecard.
1 February 2022
An urgent investment in public school funding is required now more than ever to ensure students are not educationally disadvantaged as a result of COVID-19, the AEU has recommended in their pre-budget submission.
1 February 2022
The Australian Education Union has welcomed Federal Labor’s commitments to invest in education during the COVID-19 recovery, with new targeted funding for public schools
1 February 2022
We (have passed) the nation’s annual ritual of celebrating the arrivals, while not formally recognising the ancient peoples who were dispossessed.
1 February 2022
Climate change is the biggest environmental challenge of our time, which is why it is also a central theme in education.
1 February 2022
Armand Doucet is a Canadian award winning educator, leader, speaker and author on perspective, innovation and bridging gaps in the classroom and field of education.
1 February 2022
International Women’s Day (IWD) will be marked on 8 March, with people globally being asked to take up the challenge of breaking the gender bias.
1 February 2022
1 February 2022
A new school year is well underway and 2022 has started like no other.
1 February 2022
Exmouth District High School branch delegate Heather Gerrard has sent this message to the union, fellow members and to all public educators across WA. We agree with Heather’s sentiments and it reiterates why we do what we do for our members and public education in this state.

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