Teachers continue to face growing pressure as bargaining discussions progress on pay, workload, and classroom conditions. TPAA continues to advocate for stronger representation and meaningful outcomes nationwide.

Vic public teachers

UPDATE: WE'VE DELIVERED YOUR VERDICT TO THE DEPARTMENT

Following your vote on the proposed Enterprise Agreement, we want to update you on where things stand.

The result was decisive. While 34.6% of members supported the current offer, 65.4% voted against it, and we've now formally conveyed that outcome, along with the reasons behind it, to the Department of Education in writing.

We've been clear with the Department that the wage offer doesn't go far enough. Against the cost of living, and with Victorian educators still trailing New South Wales and sitting among the lowest paid in the country, members expect better. We've called for the increases to be backdated to the expiry of the last Agreement, and we've questioned the four-year term.

But this was never only about pay. We've put workload at the centre of the conversation: face-to-face hours, planning time, class sizes, and the support you need in the classroom. We've pushed hard on the inadequate outcome for education support staff. And we've insisted that staff safety and occupational violence be treated as the serious issue it is.

Your voice drove this. We've carried it forward, and we'll keep you posted on the Department's response.

ACT public — Nurses and Teachers (core agreement)

ACT: DEFENDING YOUR RIGHT TO CHOOSE WHO REPRESENTS YOU

We've formally responded to the ACT Public Service's proposed Enterprise Agreement — and we've drawn a clear line on an issue that goes to the heart of your rights at work.

The proposed Agreement quietly strips back the right of employees to be represented by associations like NPAA and TPAA. Under the changes, only registered unions could formally request a classification and work value review — the very reviews that affect your pay and career progression. We've told the bargaining team plainly: that's wrong, and members represented by us must not be locked out.

We've also challenged the Union Encouragement Statement, which acknowledges unions alone and stays silent on the thousands of teachers and nurses who choose a non-union association. Our position is simple — the right to representation belongs to you, the employee, not to the type of organisation you pick.

We've put forward clear wording to fix both clauses, and asked the parties to check the whole Agreement for consistency.

This is about freedom of association, full stop.