Warwick teacher claims that the Queensland Teachers' Union threatened teachers.
A Rose City teacher claims that the Queensland Teachers' Union ( QTU ) used bullying tactics to force teachers to join the state-wide strike action.
A government teacher from the Warwick area, who did not wish to be named, said she “felt pressured” by the QTU into taking part in the strike.
“(Union members) went to a meeting and were told if the union instructed us to strike then you must follow otherwise you may not get backing (from the union) later on.”
QTU South Queensland organiser Kevin Bates responded to the claims union members were bullying teachers into taking action.
“We certainly would not take any action against union members who chose not to strike.”
Teachers pressured to strike, Casandra Garvey, additional reporting by Sandhya Shetty, The Warwick Daily News, 20th May 2009: http://www.warwickdailynews.com.au/story/2009/05/20/teachers-strike-union-warwick/
Regional Directors and principals have threatened Queensland teachers with redundancy.
The National Assesment Program - Literacy and Numeracy tests (NAPLAN) is used to assess students' standards in each state.
NAPLAN ranked Queensland students second-last.
The Queensland Teachers Union's Steve Ryan says Education Queensland's regional directors and principals have told teachers to deliver improved results in NAPLAN -
- or face redundancy.
- Job fears for Qld teachers as students fall behind, ABC News, Friday 20 February, 2009: http://www.abc.net.au:80/news/stories/2009/02/20/2497113.htm
