Report Card 2016: Queensland - President, QTU, Kevin Bates

EducationHQ News Team

By EducationHQ News Team
Published December 9, 2016

Queensland Teachers' Union’s proudest achievements this year...

…have included enterprise bargaining for QTU members, in both the state school and TAFE sectors. Successful negotiations have delivered wage ...

This story appeared in the December 2016 edition of Australian Teacher Magazine.

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