Australian Education Union

Adjourned debate on motion of Hon. R.A. Simms:

That this council—

1. Notes that the Australian Education Union (AEU) (SA Branch) took industrial action on 1 September 2023 in response to the Malinauskas government's enterprise bargaining offer.

2. Acknowledges that 80 per cent of AEU members who voted in the ballot to take industrial action voted in favour of doing so.

3. Calls on the Malinauskas government to commit to supporting South Australian public education by making an offer that meets the AEU's requests for—

(a) reducing face-to-face teaching by 20 per cent to eliminate excessive and unsustainable workloads;

(b) an additional school services officer in every classroom to provide school students with necessary learning support; and

(c) a salary rise of 20 per cent over three years to attract and retain public school educators.

(Continued from 13 September 2023.)

The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (22:56): I move:

That this order of the day be discharged.

Motion carried; order of the day discharged.