State election and other statements from the parties

Authorised by Graham Moloney, General Secretary, Queensland Teachers' Union, 21 Graham Street,Milton, QLD, Australia, 4064

LNP PROMISES : other statements	ALP PROMISES: other statements	GREENS PROMISES: other statements
Will continue and enhance IPS program	Acknowledgement of disagreement about public wage increase deferral Will ensure all increases occur by the end of the agreements End school early in 2020	Worked with the state government to secure a new primary school on Brisbane’s west side, to be delivered in 2023 Spoke against and opposed salary increase freeze

LNP record in government : other issues	ALP record in government : other issues
Made changes to legislation making clauses in agreements and awards inoperable, including those covering: job security union encouragement industrial relations education leave Attempted to strip away industrial protections from more than 20 of the working conditions of teachers and principals, including maximum class sizes, workload management, the transfer system, and maximisation of permanency Undermined the transfers and relocation process and removed QTU representatives from panels Proposed performance pay for teachers, and “bonus pay” decided at the principal’s discretion Attempted to freeze beginning teachers’ pay for three years as part of EB7 Introduced IPS, undermining the transfer and relocations process	First state government to implement pandemic leave for employees Ended Term 1 2020 early to enable preparation for remote learning Introduced domestic and family violence leave Reintroduced QTU reps on promotional panels Restored industrial legislation (Industrial Relations Act 2016) Legislated deferral of pay increases in 2019 EB agreement

LNP record in government : other issues

ALP record in government : other issues

Made changes to legislation making clauses in agreements and awards inoperable, including those covering:
- job security
- union encouragement
- industrial relations education leave
Attempted to strip away industrial protections from more than 20 of the working conditions of teachers and principals, including maximum class sizes, workload management, the transfer system, and maximisation of permanency
Undermined the transfers and relocation process and removed QTU representatives from panels
Proposed performance pay for teachers, and “bonus pay” decided at the principal’s discretion
Attempted to freeze beginning teachers’ pay for three years as part of EB7
Introduced IPS, undermining the transfer and relocations process

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