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Qld school support staff take action

Members of the Queensland Public Sector Union (QPSU), including therapists, community education counsellors, administration workers, facilities and grounds officers, scientific assistants, and others, are pushing for a new collective agreement with the Department to properly resource these areas.

Alex Scott, QPSU general secretary, said "QPSU members have been trying to get Education Queensland to address these issues for years now in multiple different forums. We have been forced to this step because the department continues to overlook the important work performed by school support staff."

"School support staff keep our school grounds safely maintained and efficiently run, care for kids when they are sick, and work with children with special needs. These roles often go overlooked but without proper support, they cannot deliver the services that our community and our kids expect", Mr Scott said.

Stop-work meetings will be held in different schools in regions across the state.

Meetings will be held in the following regions:

Brisbane: 20 September from 2pm, Parliament House, George Street.
Bundaberg: 19 September from 1pm outside the QCU office in Maryborough St.
Gympie: 21 September from 8 am outside Mcdonalds.
Maryborough/Hervey Bay: 21 September from 1 pm in Scarness Park.
Rockhampton: 19 September 1:30pm, council grounds across from regional office.
Townsville: 19 September 1:30pm, Education Queensland regional office.
Mackay: 21 September 1:30pm, Sydney Street park.
Cairns: 21 September 1:30pm, Woree State School.
Toowoomba: 21 September 1:30pm, outside regional office.

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Last Modified: 19 Sep 2006