Industrial action on TAFE underfunding

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Industrial action on TAFE underfunding

Victorian TAFE teachers have taken protected industrial action after negotiations around salaries and conditions broke down, according to the Australian Education Union. AEU Victorian branch president Meredith Peace said the action was necessary as the State Government “failed”, they said, to put an appropriate offer on the table after almost two years of negotiations. “From 1 July, Victoria’s TAFE teachers will be paid $7742 a year – or seven…