Tawhai School

12 May 2010

Dear Parent / Caregiver

A reminder that the school has been advised by the NZEI Te Riu Roa that it is holding a Paid Union Meeting for teacher members at 1.30pm on 13 May 2010.  Accordingly, the majority of the school’s teaching staff will be unavailable after 12.30pm 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, in this case the proposed claims for the renewal of the Primary Teachers’ Collective Agreement.  In our experience, NZEI calls paid union meetings infrequently and only when it believes that there is urgent and important business to discuss with its members.

I encourage you to make arrangements for your child to go home at 12.30pm or make some other arrangements for the duration of the meeting.  However, if your child is to remain at school they will be supervised.  We apologise for any potential disruption to you or your child’s routine on the day of the meeting.

Thank you for your cooperation and assistance.

Yours sincerely

Ron Wainwright

Principal