AEU TAFE members will build on the momentum of August's historic stopwork and a month of rolling strikes around Victoria with a mass rally on November 25.

Turnouts and media coverage of our rolling stopworks have shown the public is firmly behind our campaign for professional pay and job security for TAFE teachers. Only the Brumby Government's refusal to dig into its pockets prevents a settlement.

The rolling stopworks have been marked by passionate, angry members determined to get a just outcome. November 25's rally at the Hisense Arena (formerly Vodafone Arena) will show that their commitment is undiminished.

Victoria has Australia's lowest-funded TAFE system, and Victorian TAFE teachers are the nation's lowest paid.

Salaries are now up to $13,000 a year less than Victorian school teachers. Sixty per cent of TAFE teachers are employed casually with no contracts, no sick leave entitlements, no holidays and no job security. Yet student numbers are growing and workload is increasing. Morale is plummeting.

It's time to stop this rip-off.

The AEU launched its fight for a fair deal in TAFE in March 2007, lobbying the State Government for a single agreement for TAFE teachers across Victoria.

Since that first step the AEU has fought a vigorous campaign in TAFE institutes and in the community with rallies, posters, strong media coverage and a major recruitment drive. Skills Minister Jacinta Allan has been inundated with hundreds of campaign postcards from AEU TAFE members.

After months of delays, negotiations with employers have finally begun to bear fruit. But for them to progress further, the Victorian Government must take responsibility for the TAFE sector and come to the table to agree funding. So far its response has been deafening silence.

On this page you can find background materials, supporting documents, news releases and posters and leaflets to download and join the fight.

TAFE is the engine which will drive Australia out of its skills crisis, but it's being run into the ground. Victorian TAFE teachers need a fair deal NOW.

Key documents