Productivity? Pah

http://www.theage.com.au/news/letters/higher-bills-small-price-to-pay-for-the-environment/2008/05/08/1210131164681.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1

THANK you to all those who negotiated hard with Minister Pike on my behalf for a better deal but despite the hearty public congratulations all round, I'm not exactly clear what it is I've gained besides a minuscule pay rise. While the AEU rode high on the wave of members' discontent, they've missed the point — teachers feel strongly about being overworked as well as underpaid.
For a pittance more, I'm now condemned to a longer day and no decrease in class size. Parents have also been sold out as, more than ever, schools will simply be glorified child-minding centres. That both sides would consider working more hours "productivity" defies belief.
Evdokia Mantzaris, Clayton