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June 7th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
THOUSANDS of teachers have packed Melbourne’s Hisense Arena as they take part in what their union says is the largest strike action in the state’s history.
The teachers are angry that Premier Ted Baillieu has not honoured his pre-election promise to make Victorian teachers the best paid in Australia.
The Government has instead offered to make only the best-performing teachers the highest paid in the nation.
Under the rejected pay offer, 10 per cent of teachers could receive a 10 per cent bonus, 20 per cent a six per cent bonus and 40 per cent a 1.4 per cent bonus.
In addition, all teachers would receive a 2.5 per cent annual pay rise.
Teachers are also pushing for less contract-based employment, which offers little job security.
Carlton North Primary School principal Julie Large said she chose to walk off the job because she is concerned talented young teachers are being lost to other states.
“I decided to stop work because we need pay equality with other states,” she told AAP today.
“I’m really concerned about the fact that young teachers can travel interstate and get significantly higher rates of pay, and that we’re going to lose some of our best and brightest teachers because of that.”
Hisense Arena is packed with teachers wearing red and covered in signs reading: “Honour your word Mr Baillieu”.
After the meeting, teachers will head to parliament house.
Mr Baillieu said the Government wanted teachers to come back to the negotiating table.
“The union have a log on the table which is simply not affordable and not for consideration,” he said.
He said the Government was seeking to provide 70 per cent of teachers with the opportunity for a performance bonus above its public sector wages policy of an annual 2.5 per cent increase. The policy is that any further increases be offset by productivity gains.
“We think that is a fair and reasonable offer and not only that, it will go to assist in building capacity in our teaching profession and quality in our teaching profession,” he said.
Mr Baillieu defended his decision to visit the flood-affected Gippsland region, rather than be in Melbourne during the teachers’ strike.
“If I wasn’t here you’d be asking why I wasn’t here,” he said.
“Flood events like this have a significant impact on our economy, on our businesses and on our broader community and the right thing to do is to be here.”
Mr Baillieu said he was disappointed the union had chosen to strike, which was disrupting students and families.
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