Today, like many other West Australian teachers, I'm not going to work this morning.
It's interesting that our industrial action is represented in the media as about pay. We're not striking over salary - we're striking because the system is broken.
My son has had no Phys Ed teacher all year. He's had a procession of relief teachers which, for a special needs child, is extremely distressing. He attends an inner city public school, but staffing shortages are statewide.
Speaking of special needs students, I'd like to look after my own without having to skip lunch to ensure their needs are met.
I'd like the Education Department to give me a personal device so I can do my job
(more efficiently). If I want a laptop, I have to lease one.
I'd like an acknowledgement of how teaching has recently become more difficult and demanding, especially during #COVID19, when we kept schools open and tried to keep students safe.
I enforced the mask mandate far more often than a rank-and-file police officer. I've probably been threatened and assaulted more times than many police officers too. And the statewide mobile phone ban? Guess who enforces that every single day.
So many of my colleagues have left teaching: re-trained or resigned due to burnout and stress. Who suffers? The students.
It's not about the pay. We're tired, and we need support. We're underfunded and under-resourced. We need to improve conditions for students. We need to fix the system.
#sstuwa #union #unions #industrialaction #teachers #teaching #westernaustralia #Perth #solidarity #FixEd #australia #stopwork #strike
![🇨🇦 Our Shared Future 🇨🇦
Upholding Canadian Values in the 2025 Federal Election
All Canadians are encouraged to participate in the 2025 Canadian federal election on Monday April 28, 2025.
Protect core Canadian values
Equality & inclusion
Accessible healthcare
Affordable housing
Food security
Truth & reconciliation
Climate action
Accountability, transparency, responsibility
Research candidate platforms thoroughly
Attend local candidate debates
Understand how proposed policies may impact our community
Consider long-term societal implications, not just short-term promise
Make an informed choice based on evidence,
fairness, and the future you want to see.
Non-partisan voting resources
[1] https://www.elections.ca
[2] https://egale.ca/votewithpride/
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Canadian_federal_election
[4] http://www.canada.ca/en/democratic-institutions.html
[4.1] https://www.canada.ca/en/democratic-institutions/services/protecting-democratic-institutions.html
[4.2] https://www.canada.ca/en/democratic-institutions/services/protecting-canada-general-election-2025/resisting-disinformation-during-election.html
[5] CBC News Election Coverage: Comprehensive, balanced reporting
[6] Apathy is Boring: Youth & senior voter engagement
[7] Canadian Anti-Hate Network: Countering misinformation & extremism](/proxy/post_attachment/666711/0491fa8a04.png "🇨🇦 Our Shared Future 🇨🇦
Upholding Canadian Values in the 2025 Federal Election
All Canadians are encouraged to participate in the 2025 Canadian federal election on Monday April 28, 2025.
Protect core Canadian values
Equality & inclusion
Accessible healthcare
Affordable housing
Food security
Truth & reconciliation
Climate action
Accountability, transparency, responsibility
Research candidate platforms thoroughly
Attend local candidate debates
Understand how proposed policies may impact our community
Consider long-term societal implications, not just short-term promise
Make an informed choice based on evidence,
fairness, and the future you want to see.
Non-partisan voting resources
[1] https://www.elections.ca
[2] https://egale.ca/votewithpride/
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Canadian_federal_election
[4] http://www.canada.ca/en/democratic-institutions.html
[4.1] https://www.canada.ca/en/democratic-institutions/services/protecting-democratic-institutions.html
[4.2] https://www.canada.ca/en/democratic-institutions/services/protecting-canada-general-election-2025/resisting-disinformation-during-election.html
[5] CBC News Election Coverage: Comprehensive, balanced reporting
[6] Apathy is Boring: Youth & senior voter engagement
[7] Canadian Anti-Hate Network: Countering misinformation & extremism")
![A FIELD GUIDE to CIVIL UNREST 2nd Edition
"Peaceful Protestors"
[QAnon Shaman and Jan 6 MAGA with a "Hang Pence" sign]
"Violent Insurrectionists"
[Non-white woman with a sign that says, "Immigrants are Humans," with a child and tear gas all around them]](/proxy/post_attachment/738350/d819df586a.png "A FIELD GUIDE to CIVIL UNREST 2nd Edition
\"Peaceful Protestors\"
[QAnon Shaman and Jan 6 MAGA with a \"Hang Pence\" sign]
\"Violent Insurrectionists\"
[Non-white woman with a sign that says, \"Immigrants are Humans,\" with a child and tear gas all around them]")
