NZEI Te Riu Roa Union Meeting - Wednesday 14th September

Upcoming Union Meetings....please read carefully.

VERY IMPORTANT NOTICE: PAID UNION MEETING. Official message from school coming out today :)

Dear Parent/Caregiver,
The school has been advised by the NZEI Te Riu Roa that it is holding a Paid Union

Meeting for teachers at 1.30, Wednesday, September 14. Accordingly, almost all of the school’s staff will be unavailable after 12.40 pm on that date.

NZEI is the union that represents primary teachers, primary principals and support staff. Under the Employment Relations Act, paid union meetings are a legal entitlement to discuss union business.

The meetings, involving both Primary (NZEI) and Secondary (PPTA) sector employees, are focused on informing and seeking feedback on the Government’s current funding review –i.e. the review of everything about how schools are staffed or resourced.

This review has widespread implications for all school operations, potentially for generations to come. The proposed funding review could have a major impact on:

- cost of running a school for communities (you as parent), and

- class sizes.

I encourage you to either keep your child at home or make some other arrangements for the duration of the meeting. However, if you are unable to arrange childcare or another arrangement, we will have a limited number of staff to supervise your child.

Please advise the office (note, call or email) in advance if your child will need supervision.

We apologise for any potential disruption to you and your child's routine on the day of the meeting.

Thank you for your cooperation