Emergency TAFE Rally Melbourne - this Thursday, midday, Treasury Gardens
Documents leaked to the ABC last week show how savage and devastating the Baillieu Government's TAFE cuts are for the Victorian economy and the futures of young people.
A dozen campuses are under threat: Lilydale, Prahran, Castlemaine, Yallourn, Moreland, Ararat, Mornington, Bass Coast, Cranbourne, Sunbury ... a roll call of shame for the Baillieu Government. And there are more listed in the document.
The cuts to programs strike at the heart of the Victorian economy: automotive, painting and decorating, building, events and tourism are among the course offerings that TAFE institutes have told the Government they will have to axe. Again, there are many more listed in the document.
Hundreds of job losses have been announced this week at two TAFE institutes alone; the leaked paper makes clear these are the tip of the iceberg. You can download the document and read it for yourself here (PDF).
This news demands an immediate response and we shall give it. The TAFE4All campaign is calling a rally to be held on Premier Baillieu's doorstep in Treasury Gardens:
12pm this Thursday, 20 September.
Download a poster for the rally here (PDF)
We need you there, and we need you to bring your students, your colleagues, your friends and family.
Students, please wear your work gear for the rally. Let's show Baillieu, Ryan, Hall and the rest exactly what Victoria is losing – its chefs, mechanics, builders, carpenters, events managers, trainers, accountants and hairdressers.
We all need to stand up for our TAFEs. See you on Thursday.
Branch Contacts
Branch Office
120 Clarendon Street
Victorial TAFE Institution
Phone: 03 9254 1930
Fax: 03 9254 1935
vic@nteu.org.au
http://www.nteu.org.au/tafe
Rachel Neumann
Branch President
rneumann@sunitafe.edu.au


