25,03,25 | Collective bargaining, Union win
IEU members working at The River School in Maleny have secured significant wage enhancements as part of their first collective agreement. School staff had previously been employed under the Modern Award, which contains inferior wages and working conditions compared...
27,02,25 | Collective bargaining, Member action
IEU members at Caloundra Christian College have demonstrated the power of collective action after voting no to their employer’s proposed replacement agreement in a recent ballot. Following the no vote, the employer returned to the bargaining table and presented a...
11,02,25 | Collective bargaining, Member benefits, Union win, Workers' rights
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has confirmed the number of Australian union members is rising as workers experience higher wages and a five-year high in collective agreements. Union membership has surged by an impressive 12.3% over the past two years, marking...
24,10,24 | Collective bargaining, Union win
IEU members working at Riverside Christian College in Maryborough have secured enhancements to wages and provisions to tackle workload as part of their latest collective agreement. Organiser Richard Pascoe said IEU members had won 12 per cent pay increases and a new...
15,10,24 | Collective bargaining, Member action, Union win
Members of our union employed at Ipswich Girls’ Grammar School (IGGS) and Ipswich Junior Grammar School (IJGS) have demonstrated the difference collective action and union membership makes, following the formal approval of their new collective agreement by the Fair...
03,10,24 | Collective bargaining, Workers' rights
Pay rises have hit a 12-year high with union-negotiated increases outpacing non-union deals. Private sector pay increases are averaging 3%, the highest level since 2012, while union-negotiated wage increases are tracking higher at 4%, according to Department of...
27,08,24 | Collective bargaining, Workers' rights
Lutheran Education Queensland (LEQ) employers continue to ignore the voice of members and maintain a bargaining position that puts employees’ wages, workload and working conditions in last place. IEU-QNT Organiser Andrew Elphinstone said LEQ maintained the current...
18,07,24 | Collective bargaining, Union win
IEU members at Rockhampton Girls Grammar School (RGGS) have secured significant wins related to wages and reproductive health leave as part of their new collective agreement. Organiser Richard Pascoe said the new agreement contained substantial improvements to...
03,06,24 | Collective bargaining
Negotiations between IEU-QNT and Autism Queensland continue, as the employer fails to address key employee claims. IEU-QNT Organiser Nicole Lakidis said progress with negotiations has been insufficient. “The employer stated that they hear what employees are saying...
31,05,24 | Collective bargaining, Union win
IEU members employed in Christian Community Ministries (CCM) schools have secured improvements to wages and working conditions after 86% of staff voted to accept a proposed replacement collective agreement. Organiser Caryl Rosser said the enhancements to wages and...
15,05,24 | Collective bargaining, Early childhood, Member action
The 2024 federal budget has been welcomed by our union, as the Albanese government continues to repair the nation’s education system and deliver much-needed relief to IEU members and their families in a cost-of-living crisis. IEUA Federal Secretary Brad Hayes said the...
19,03,24 | Collective bargaining
NSW Child Protection workers, who answer after-hours hotline calls from the public reporting at-risk kids, stopped work for two hours this week over chronic overwork, arbitrary staff suspensions and unreasonable workplace directives. The action comes after two senior...
27,02,24 | Collective bargaining, Member action, Member benefits, Union win, Workers' rights
Australian unions have welcomed news working people’s wages are finally rising after years of going backwards. It comes as the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported last week that wages rose by more than the annual inflation rate for the first time since...
06,02,24 | Collective bargaining, Member action, Workers' rights
IEU members working in Toowoomba Catholic primary schools are leading by example to make use of important new provisions to tackle workload. Darling Downs IEU Organiser Matt Kliese said it was impressive local Chapters were proactively preparing to establish the Local...
14,11,23 | Collective bargaining, Member action, Workers' rights
The passing of new legislation that would get wages moving and help restore the rights of working people is being blocked in Parliament following a shameful campaign by big business. The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) Sectary Sally McManus said the Closing...
14,11,23 | Collective bargaining, Industrial advice, Union win
A full bench of Federal Court judges has ruled two Queensland Catholic school teachers are entitled to pay rises secured by new collective agreements despite the employees resigning before the replacement agreements took effect. IEU-QNT Branch Secretary Terry Burke...
17,10,23 | Collective bargaining, Hear Our Voice
Queensland Catholic school employers have shamefully failed to hear members’ concerns and are essentially putting the same document that IEU members first rejected in October to a second ballot. IEU-QNT Branch Secretary Terry Burke said after employees in nearly 300...
05,10,23 | Collective bargaining, Early childhood, Union win
Thousands of Australian early childhood teachers employed by long day care centres and other service providers are set for better wages and working conditions after a joint union application to the Fair Work Commission (FWC) was approved. Our federal union, the IEUA,...
21,09,23 | Collective bargaining, Hear Our Voice
Teachers and support staff in nearly 300 Queensland Catholic schools across the state have voted no to an employer attempt to cut current working conditions. The outcome of the recent employee ballot for Queensland Diocesan schools saw 51% of voters reject the...
11,09,23 | Collective bargaining, Hear Our Voice
Teachers and support staff in Queensland Catholic schools across the state are set to vote no to cuts to current working conditions as an employer document goes to ballot tomorrow. Independent Education Union – Queensland and Northern Territory (IEU-QNT) Branch...
14,08,23 | Collective bargaining, Hear Our Voice, Member action
Thousands of employees across 34 Queensland Catholic schools will take protected industrial action tomorrow, Tuesday 15 August 2023. IEU-QNT members will stop work for five-minutes from 8:30-8:35am and undertake a range of “work bans” throughout the day. The action...
14,08,23 | Collective bargaining, Hear Our Voice, Member action
Hundreds of employees across 13 Toowoomba Catholic schools will take protected industrial action tomorrow, Tuesday 15 August 2023. IEU-QNT members will stop work for five-minutes from 8:30-8:35am and undertake a range of “work bans” throughout the day. The schools...
11,08,23 | Collective bargaining, Hear Our Voice, Workers' rights
In an Australian first, thousands of Queensland Catholic school employees in over 100 schools are set to lose a full day’s pay for taking a five-minute work stoppage and a range of limited work bans on Tuesday, 15 August 2023. IEU-QNT Branch Secretary Terry Burke said...
10,08,23 | Collective bargaining, Member action, Union win
National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) members have secured a sector-leading 18% pay rise for staff at the University of New South Wales (UNSW). Over 95% of staff voted up the proposed four-year agreement this week. Other key wins in the new agreement include almost...
07,08,23 | Collective bargaining, Member action, Workers' rights
Nurses employed by the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (RFDS) in Queensland are fighting for better pay rates, with most currently receiving more than 25% less than colleagues in public and private hospitals. Queensland Nurses and Midwives Union (QNMU)...
07,08,23 | Collective bargaining, Professional issues, Teachers
A 2.5% wage offer over four years for New South Wales (NSW) public sector teachers has been slammed by teacher unions. The NSW government has reneged on a previous deal that would have seen its teachers among the best paid in the country, according to the NSW...
09,08,22 | Collective bargaining, Reconciliation, Union win
IEU members at Hymba Yumba have secured powerful new provisions in their collective agreement, the first of their kind in education, which will contribute towards Closing the Industrial Gap. Organiser Aaron Watson said Hymba Yumba Independent School in Springfield is...
01,05,18 | Collective bargaining, Member action, Member benefits
The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data, combined with recent wage outcomes in our sector, provide a clear and compelling message – join your union for better pay. This will come as no huge surprise to our members and their employers. However, sometimes...
