FORUM: What do you think about the Agreement negotiated by the current leadership?

• Do you want more say in AEU policy?
• Do you want better conditions for teachers and students?
• Have your say at the Teachers Alliance forum

When: Saturday July 26th at 2pm
Where: Dantes 150-156 Gertrude St Fitzroy

This campaign has exposed the problems in our union. Many teachers, who are disappointed with and angry about this deal are considering withdrawing from the union. Teachers Alliance argue that it is much more effective and in our own interests to remain in the union and to ensure the problems are eradicated!

We need a strong and democratic union that fights for our interests and for our students. There are many of us who believe this. We should not be put off by any setbacks but see this as a golden opportunity to change things. We hope that this forum can be a start for such a process.

Imagine a union that fights for pay justice for all teachers, that fights to end contract teaching, to improve our working conditions including those of CRT teachers, reduce class sizes, increase the funding to government schools, to get parity of conditions between primary and secondary teachers and to get rid of the VIT. The current union leaders will argue that this is "pie in the sky". That is because they have been out of the classroom for too long and because they have no vision. Those who aim for the lowest goals never change anything significant.

Mary Merkenich AEU Councillor Teachers Alliance
View our web site at www.teachers-alliance.org

You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one