More leave, smaller class sizes: Catholic teachers call for better deal
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Victoria’s 25,000 Catholic school teachers and staff have demanded the right to take protected industrial action in a push for more leave, smaller class sizes and less teaching time.
The union for non-government school teachers says the recent overhaul of governance in Melbourne’s roughly 300 Catholic schools – taking authority away from the local parish priest and into the hands of the archdiocese – gives staff legitimate claims to bargain collectively for better working conditions.