16,05,22 | COVID-19, Member action, Workers' rights
Over 7000 aged care workers have walked off the job in protest at the current federal government’s inaction to address workload and low wages within the aged care sector. Thousands took the action in protest of the current federal government’s failure fix working...
23,02,22 | COVID-19, Workers' rights
The aged care and disability sectors need urgent support from the federal government through appropriate remuneration as well as better access to Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and RATs (Rapid Antigen Tests), so that the essential services the sectors provide can...
22,02,22 | COVID-19, Member action, Workers' rights
Our union is calling on school employers to provide immediate access to paid pandemic leave for staff who test positive to COVID-19 or are exposed to the virus and required to comply with public health directives. Unfortunately, employers in the non-government...
31,01,22 | COVID-19, Workers' rights
Our union welcomes the safe return to school plan announced by Education Minister Grace Grace, which will set the parameters and act as a reference point for non-government education employers. IEU-QNT Branch Secretary Terry Burke said the plan will provide clarity...
14,01,22 | COVID-19, Workers' rights
The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) has condemned, in the strongest possible terms, the Prime Minister’s failure at National Cabinet yesterday (13 January) to ensure Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) be made free and accessible for all; to protect worker and...
11,01,22 | COVID-19, Member action
IEU-QNT members absolutely reject any notion of an additional week being added to the school year in their sector, after the Queensland government announced the school year is to be extended by a week in Queensland state schools. IEU-QNT Branch Secretary Terry Burke...
25,08,21 | COVID-19, Workers' rights
Despite millions of Australians in lockdown due the Federal Government’s failed vaccination rollout, Scott Morrison and his government are continuing to reject calls to make paid vaccine leave available to all workers. The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) is...
25,08,21 | COVID-19, Member action, Union win, Workers' rights
IEU member action has played a key role in securing priority vaccinations for education workers in Queensland. The announcement made by the state government earlier in the month came after repeated calls for the priority vaccination of education workers by our union...
21,07,21 | COVID-19, Workers' rights
Australia’s perilously delayed COVID-19 vaccine rollout is placing significant pressure on schools and the wellbeing of students and staff. Our union believes all employees deserve access to paid leave for COVID-19 vaccination as part of a shared commitment to keeping...
12,05,21 | COVID-19, Early childhood, Workers' rights
The federal government’s $1.6 billion funding commitment for early childhood education over the next four years is a start, but more is required to secure the future of the sector. IEU-QNT Senior Industrial Officer John Spriggs said although the Budget contained some...
10,05,21 | COVID-19, Professional issues
Having quickly adapted to unprecedented working conditions in 2020, the experiences and voice of teachers must form an integral part of understanding the professional and industrial implications of working in a postCOVID-19 world. Over the last 12 months, we have seen...
27,04,21 | COVID-19, Member action, Workers' rights, Workplace Health and Safety (WHS)
On 28 April each year, International Workers Memorial Day is marked as an occasion of remembrance and action for workers killed, injured, disabled or made unwell because of their work. The 2021 theme set by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) is Health...
25,03,21 | COVID-19, Teachers, Workers' rights
As the JobKeeper end date of 28 March approaches, members employed in the ELICOS sector are facing further devastation as private English language colleges across Australia close their doors. IEU-QNT Growth Organiser Aaron Watson said our union has been made aware of...
01,03,21 | COVID-19, Professional issues
The COVID-19 pandemic of 2020-2021 has led to an increasing reliance on online platforms for both teaching and professional development. While a return to face-to-face teaching has now occurred, it is likely that increased use of digital platforms will continue into...
12,02,21 | Collective bargaining, COVID-19, Workers' rights
This week’s announcement by the federal opposition of a comprehensive plan to address insecure work and casualisation has been welcomed by IEU members and the broader Australian union movement. With almost a third of Australian workers in insecure work, the ALP’s...
01,02,21 | COVID-19, Workers' rights
Where a natural disaster and/or emergency, and/or further outbreaks of COVID-19 occurs, our union is with our members every step of the way. Fundamentally, where members have safety concerns in the event of natural disaster or emergency, such as severe weather, they...
12,11,20 | COVID-19, Professional issues
Work from home rates skyrocketed across the country this year, driven by the Australian government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The number of Australians working from home most days increased from 12% in March (prior to COVID-19 restrictions) to 31% in...
21,08,20 | COVID-19
An employee was told to undertake an unnecessary medical assessment before returning to work. In a recent case, an IEUA-QNT member was considered a vulnerable person because of their underlying chronic condition and accordingly requested to work from home in line...
18,08,20 | COVID-19, Workplace Health and Safety (WHS)
The Queensland and the Northern Territory have so far been fortunate to be spared the devastating impacts of a second wave of COVID-19 in our communities; however, the need to continue our collective response to this crisis and keep employers to account remains...
