QTU membership www.qtu.asn.au/join

Improved conditionsThe QTU has fought for, protected and won many conditions for public VET educators, including LVT and team managers, NAT, professional development and recognition of TAFE teaching as a profession.

Teacher salariesCampaigning for the improvement of public VET educators’ salaries is one of the QTU’s most important roles.

Democracy in actionThe success of the QTU as a campaigning union is built on the active involvement of members at a local level and representation at branch meetings.

Standing up for TAFEThe QTU campaigns for appropriate state and federal funding, and better policy for public VET education.

It’s your protectionQTU membership is your insurance policy. Things can go wrong, so you need someone on your side.

Legal assistance*QTU members have the reassurance of the best legal and professional protection available.

Grievance serviceNeed support? The Union regularly takes up the cases of members who are unjustly treated.

Information and adviceThe Queensland Teachers’ Assist Desk (QTAD) offers immediate advice on pay, leave and general working conditions.

Professional servicesThe Union represents teachers on the TAFE Queensland Consultative Committee, CQUniversity Joint Consultative Committee, Local Consultative Committees, Queensland College of Teachers, and on other committees at central and regional level.

Other member servicesOther services to members include the QTU website www.qtu.asn.au, the Queensland Teachers’ Journal,

The Australian TAFE Teacher, the QTU Library, the Queensland Teachers’ Education Centre (QTEC), and access to Teachers’ Union Health, Union Shopper and Teachers Mutual Bank.

How to joinYou can join online by visiting the QTU website at www.qtu.asn.au/join or fill out and return the application in this brochure. Speak to your Union Rep, TAFE Organiser or regional Organiser for more details.

ContactsThe QTU has a dedicated TAFE organiser and also has offices in Brisbane, Cairns, Gold Coast, Wide Bay, Rockhampton, Springwood, Sunshine Coast, Toowoomba and Townsville.

Web: www.qtu.asn.au/tafe www.qtu.asn.au

Email: tafe@qtu.asn.au

Phone: 07 3512 9000

GREAT REASONS TO JOINTAFE Queensland and CQU IVTAE educators

Authorised by Graham Moloney, General Secretary, Queensland Teachers’ Union, 21 Graham St, Milton Q 4064 |July 2019 | Printed on recycled paper

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Notes: • *Legal assistance cannot be granted for matters that occurred prior to becoming a member of the QTU.• The QTU reserves the right to limit or refuse union assistance for a matter that began or occurred prior to joining the QTU. • Non-payment of Union dues does not cancel membership. To cancel your membership, you must do so in writing to the

General Secretary, and pay all dues and monies outstanding at the time of resignation. • A copy of the privacy statement can be found at www.qtu.asn.au/privacy-statement

The professional voice of public vocational educators

STANDING UP FOR TAFE

QTU membership www.qtu.asn.au/join

Authorised by Graham Moloney, General Secretary, Queensland Teachers’ Union, 21 Graham St, Milton Q 4064 | July 2019

More than 46,000 teachers, tutors and school leaders in Queensland’s public VET institutes, state primary schools, secondary schools, special schools and

colleges choose to belong to the QTU. We are here to help you in times of difficulty, to negotiate better pay and conditions and to work on your behalf to promote the

teaching profession and public education.

More people have gained an education in public VET than higher education. Because through public VET, everyone can have a solid start in life, especially the disadvantaged. A quality assured educator, TAFE has taught the generations of highly skilled workers who built our state and grew our economy, always putting students before profit.

To combat unemployment and skills shortages, governments must restore dedicated funding for public VET providers.

To provide our young people with the best chance to succeed in the future, for our communities to remain strong, and our economy to grow, we must put the TAFE system first by supporting public vocational education.

Join the QTU now and help fight for the future of your public provider.

TAFE Queensland and CQU IVTAE educators

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Applicant’s details

Membership application form (TAFE/CQU)Queensland Teachers’ Union and Australian Education Union (Qld Branch) Head office: 21 Graham St, Milton Q 4064 | PO Box 1750, Milton LPO Qld 4064 Email: qtu@qtu.asn.au | Phone: 07 3512 9000 | Fax: 07 3512 9050

Statement of service Terms and conditions of membership* (please tick)

Please print. Items marked with an asterisk (*) must be completed.

You can also join and pay online at www.qtu.asn.au/join

Usual place of residence

Other contact details

The Industrial Relations Commission requires the QTU to keep a record of members’ residential addresses. The General Secretary of the Union should be advised of any change.

ID/payroll number* Title: ❍ Mr ❍ Ms ❍ Mrs ❍ Miss ❍ Other: ________

Gender: ❍ female ❍ male ❍ other Date of birth* - -

Surname*

Given names*

I wish to identify as being of ❍ Aboriginal descent ❍ Torres Strait Islander descent ❍ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent

Unit /street number* name* (St, Ave etc)

Town/suburb* Postcode*

Telephone - home ( ) Mobile

Postal address (if different to residential)

Email - work

Email - home

Contact preferences (please tick applicable) Preferred mail#: ❍ home ❍ postal ❍ work Email#: ❍ home ❍ work

Street Type*

For supply or temporary (contract) teachers only: Dues for relief, temporary (contract) and casual teachers are based on the number of days taught in the previous year. Please tick the appropriate number of days:

❍ more than 100 days taught in previous calendar year ❍ fewer than 100 days taught in previous calendar year ❍ fewer than 50 days or did not teach in previous calendar year

❍ I understand that• My membership dues are calculated based on rules in the

QTU Constitution and Rules.• My membership is ongoing, that the membership year is from

January to December and that I will be invoiced each year.• If at some time in the future I wish to cancel my membership,

my cancellation must be in writing to the General Secretary and any outstanding dues must be paid. This can be emailed (preferred), or posted to the QTU Brisbane office.

• Legal assistance cannot be granted for matters that occurred prior to becoming a member of the QTU.

• The QTU reserves the right to limit or refuse union assistance for a matter that began or occurred prior to joining the QTU.

• I can access the full QTU Constitution and Rules on the QTU website www.qtu.asn.au.

Employment details (TAFE Queensland/CQU)

Category*: ❍ Teacher ❍ Tutor ❍ Educational Administrator

Employment*: ❍ Permanent ❍ Permanent part-time (and fraction e.g. 0.5) ______

If temporary (please tick one): ❍ Fixed term ❍ Casual ❍ Relief casual

Campus*:

Date you started teaching*: - - Classification* e.g. TUT1, TCHT6, LVT1, CQTUT1

❍ Please tick if you are also a Queensland Nurses and Midwives’ Union member

Please choose a payment method overleaf

❍ I wish to be part of an Indigenous Australian education network in the QTU

❍ I give consent for the QTU to provide my personal details to QTU activists for the purpose of campaigning.

Australian Education Union (Qld Branch)

Options

Note: To ensure coverage by the QTU, CQU VET educators must retain membership of the AEU(Q). For TAFE Qld members: AEU(Q) membership is included at no extra cost unless you indicate otherwise. Please tick only if you DO NOT wish to also join the AEU(Q).

❍ No, I do NOT wish to be a member of the AEU(Q)

Privacy statement The QTU AEU(Q) collection (privacy) statement is available at www.qtu.asn.au/privacy-statement or by contacting the QTU office.

# Please supply at least one email address and one phone number

To calculate the amount payable, please refer to the separate dues scale and refer to your classification/salary code. If you are permanent part-time or have any queries regarding a pro-rata rate, please contact the membership section at membership@qtu.asn.au or telephone 07 3512 9000.

B. Credit card authority

A. Direct debit request (customer authority)

Please charge my ❍ Visa Card ❍ MasterCard Amount $ . Date - -

Credit card number CVV Expiry date -

Cardholder’s name Cardholder’s signature

Direct debit request service agreement1. By signing the Direct Debit Request, you authorise us to arrange for funds to be debited

from your account in accordance with the agreement.2. The Queensland Teachers’ Union will issue a letter in November detailing the dates and

amount of the debit transactions.3. The customer will be advised no less than 14 days in advance of any changes to the

Direct Debit arrangements.4. For all matters relating to the Direct Debit arrangements (such as requests to defer/

alter, stop/cancel, or dispute), the customer should contact the membership section of the Union on 07 3512 9000 and/or write to the General Secretary, Queensland Teachers’ Union, PO Box 1750, MILTON LPO 4064.1. If you believe that there has been an error in debiting your account, you should notify

us directly on 07 3512 9000 and confirm that notice in writing with us as soon as possible so that we can resolve your query more quickly.

2. If we conclude as a result of our investigations that your account has been incorrectly debited we will respond to your query by arranging for your financial institution to adjust your account (including interest and charges) accordingly. We will also notify you in writing of the amount by which your account has been adjusted.

3. If we conclude as a result of our investigations that your account has not been incorrectly debited we will respond to your query by providing you with reasons and any evidence for this finding in writing.

Alternatively, disputes or requests to stop or cancel a Direct Debit Request can be directed to your financial institution.

5. The customer should be aware that:1. Direct Debiting through BECS is not available on all accounts; and

2. Account details should be checked against a recent statement from its Financial Institution.

(If in any doubt you should check with your Financial Institution before completing the drawing authority.)

6. It is the responsibility of the customer to ensure sufficient funds are in the nominated debiting account when payments are to be drawn.

7. If the due date falls on a non-working day or public holiday, the payment will be processed on the next working day. The customer can check with their Financial Institution to confirm when payment will be debited.

8. For returned unpaid transactions the customer’s (member) financial status will be at risk. The Union will advise the member as soon as possible and then will have 21 days to pay directly to the Union. Future instalments will continue to be debited on the dates advised. Should instalments continue to be unpaid after three attempts, the customer’s Direct Debit authority will be cancelled and the customer will be advised accordingly.

9. All customer records and account detail/s will be kept confidential to be disclosed only at the request of the customer or Financial

Institution in connection with a claim made to an alleged incorrect or wrongful debt.10. The customer should confirm with their Financial Institution any charges applicable if

any payment is returned unpaid. There will be no charges imposed by the Queensland Teachers’ Union.

11. If you wish to notify us in writing about anything to do with this agreement, you should write to “The General Secretary, Queensland Teachers’ Union”, by email or at the postal address listed above. We may send notices either electronically to your email address or by ordinary post to the address you have given us. Any notice will be deemed to have been received on the third banking day after emailing or posting.

ID/payroll number

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(Signature)

(Signature)

(Date)

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(Name of Financial Institution)

(Name of account to be debited)

(Branch name)

(BSB Number) (Account number)

I/We

(Surname or Company/Business Name)

Given Names or ABN

authorise you, the Queensland Teachers’ Union ID No. 063053, to arrange for funds to be debited from my/our account at the Financial Institution below through the Bulk Electronic Clearing System (BECS).This authorisation is to remain in force in accordance with the terms described in the Queensland Teachers’ Union Direct Debit Request Service Agreement.I/We authorise the following:1. The Queensland Teachers’ Union to verify the details of the account

identified below with my/our Financial Institution.2. The Financial Institution to release information allowing the QTU to verify

the details of the account identified.

Details of bank account to be debited

Note: For more information about direct debit and instalment dates see the dues sheet included with this form or online at www.qtu.asn.au/membership. See below for the Direct Debit Request Service Agreement.

Post to: QTU, PO Box 1750, Milton LPO Q 4064 Email to: qtu@qtu.asn.auYou can also join and pay online at www.qtu.asn.au/joinNote: Union dues are fully tax deductible

Payroll number

Please select ONE payment option - A. direct debit or B. credit card - and fill in the details required.

For periodical debits from your nominated bank account

For one-off payments from your credit card

ACPA ID: 063053