| Record Number |
7828 |
| Location |
Bookstack 331.881137/NEW |
| Corporate Author |
New South Wales Teachers Federation. |
| Title |
NSW Teachers Federation Sky Channel teleconference (1st), Tuesday 12 September 1989. [Videorecording] |
| Published |
Sydney : NSWTF, 1989. |
| Collation |
1 video (VHS) (62 mins). |
| General Note |
This first sky channel telecast to Federation members in NSW took place on Tuesday September 12, 1989. This video of the meeting is preceded by a news report from Channel 9 News which said that 50,000 teachers were linked across 140 outlets, with the cost being twenty-five thousand dollars, and could be the way for all strike meetings to be held in the future. |
| The broadcast was chaired by Jane Singleton. The Panel consisted of Phil Cross, President ; Ray Cavenagh, Deputy President ; and Sharan Burrow, Senior Vice-President. Other Federation Officers who spoke were Col Rennie, Helen MacGregor, Cathy Bloch, Pat Simpson. Questions were received from the audience and by telephone, including Ann Junor, Geoff Amos, Harvey Rose, John Mitchell, Kevin Wall, Sherry Fletcher and Greg Smith. Phil Cross put the resolution to the meeting. Jane Singleton advised members to have their responses in by "next Friday, 15th September 1989". |
| Sources: Sydney Morning Herald, 2nd September,1989, p.6; 8th September 1989, p.2 ; 12th September 1989, p.4 ; 13th September 1989, p.5 ; NSWTF annual report 1990, p.28 "... between August and December teachers participated in three days of stoppages and three sky channel meetings". |
| Executive Producer : John Hennessy. |
| Sharan Burrow is featured at following times (approximately) on tape: 12.40-14.10; 22.18-22.48; 31.00-31.40; 34.30-35.15; 37.30-37.56; 41.26-42-25. |
| Phil Cross, President; Bob Sharkey, General Secretary. |
| Summary Note |
Commences with report on significance of the first sky channel broadcast from Russell Bishop, National 9 NEWS, 00:00-01:37. |
| Sky channel broadcast follows, introduced by scenes from the August 17 1988 rally in Sydney Domain, at 1:53-2:50. |
| 2:51-6:07 presenter Jane Singleton, and NSWTF President Phil Cross discuss benefits of the new technology. |
| Broadcast concludes with scenes again from August 17 1988 rally in Sydney Domain, and credits, 1:00:38 - 1:01:30. |
| Subject |
Strikes and lockouts -- Teachers -- -- New South Wales |
