19,11,21 | Collective bargaining, Member action, School support staff, Teachers
Our union’s annual Excellence Awards were presented to recipients at the 2021 IEU-QNT AGM, recognising the contributions of some of our most active members.
18,11,21 | Member action, Professional issues
Assistant Secretary/Treasurer Paul Giles reflects on the recent survey undertaken by our union regarding the implementation of Nationally Consistent Collection of Data (NCCD) across Queensland and Northern Territory schools during 2021. The results of our union’s...
17,11,21 | Member action, Professional issues
The Northern Territory (NT) government has unveiled the new Education Engagement Strategy 2022-2031, which aims to improve educational outcomes for young Territorians over the next 10 years. Earlier this year, our union engaged in the consultation process and provided...
03,11,21 | Industrial advice, Member action, Union win
A member who required surgery following an injury sustained in the workplace has been back paid close to $18,000 of sick leave and vacation leave thanks to the assistance of our union. Industrial Services Officer Tameeka Stewart said on the advice of their employer,...
03,11,21 | Member action, Union win
Action by our union’s expert Industrial Services team has saved a member thousands of dollars after their employer incorrectly requested reimbursement. IEU-QNT Industrial Officer Danielle Wilson said the member’s employer initially claimed they were accidentally...
14,10,21 | Early childhood, Member action, Union win
A kindergarten teacher member who recently joined our union after commencing a new job has received an increase in pay (and relevant back payment) thanks to an observant IEU officer. When processing the member’s application paperwork, our union’s membership department...
14,10,21 | Member action, Professional issues
Over a third of IEU Chapters completed our union’s NCCD Workload survey within the first 24 hours of its launch earlier this week, indicating members’ desire to act on unreasonable workload demands. IEU Chapters have until Friday, October 22 to complete their survey,...
15,09,21 | Member action, Member benefits
Nominations are now open for our union’s annual Member Awards, which are held each year to recognise the dedication and contribution of outstanding IEU-QNT member activists. IEU-QNT Assistant Secretary Rebecca Sisson said the Member Awards were an important occasion...
15,09,21 | Member action, Workers' rights
The action taken by IEU members to secure paid pandemic leave in many of our workplaces has made a crucial difference during this health crisis. The pandemic has placed significant stress on all school staff, making access to paid leave critical when it comes to some...
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...
24,08,21 | Member action, Union win
Our union continues our campaign on reducing insecure work in the non-government education sector, by taking on improper use of fixed-term contracts in the Queensland Catholic sector. In the last round of collective bargaining, members not only won important...
24,08,21 | Member action, Union win, Workers' rights
An attempt by Blackheath and Thornburgh College to revoke their redundancy payments for staff has been rejected in the Fair Work Commission (FWC) thanks to IEU member action. A 2020 decision by the employer to outsource catering services resulted in three IEU services...
27,07,21 | Member action, Teachers
An IEU-QNT member has been acknowledged for her outstanding contribution to the Queensland Catholic education community as part of the 2021 Spirit of Catholic Education Awards. As part of Catholic Education Week 2021 celebrations, IEU member Ann Blakeney, a prep...
16,07,21 | Collective bargaining, Member action
Negotiations for the new Queensland Anglican schools collective agreement are at a critical stage, with members called upon to give urgent feedback on final workload and wage issues. IEU Assistant Secretary Brad Hayes said after six bargaining meetings, key wage and...
02,07,21 | Equity, Member action
NAIDOC Week 2021 will be held from Sunday, 4 July to Sunday, 11 July. IEU-QNT Branch Secretary Terry Burke said NAIDOC Week is an opportunity for all Australians to come together to celebrate the rich history, diverse cultures and achievements of First Nations peoples...
17,06,21 | Member action, School support staff
The vital role school support staff play in education and the ways in which our union is working to ensure they have careers they can count on was recognised as part of recent School Officer Day celebrations held on Wednesday, 9 June. IEU Chapters and members across...
17,06,21 | Member action, Superannuation, Workers' rights
The federal government’s controversial Your Super, Your Future bill passed the Senate today with support from the crossbench, despite significant concerns from workers in industry funds about the consequences of the new laws. The government purports the new laws will...
17,06,21 | Member action, Union win, Workers' rights
Our union, through its federal body, the IEUA, has continued its longstanding support of the developing country of Timor-Leste, recently donating funds through Union Aid Abroad – APHEDA to the Strengthening and Supporting Rural Farmers Organisations project in the...
17,06,21 | Member action, Workers' rights
While the Australian union movement continues its lengthy history of campaigning against unsafe and unhealthy working conditions, sadly, many workers across different industries are still subjected to a range of health and safety risks. As a result, new Australian...
17,06,21 | Industrial advice, Member action, Workers' rights
Queensland Catholic school members will now have a refined unsatisfactory performance management process after our union met with the employers over reports ‘informal chats’ were being used to start formal unsatisfactory performance management procedures. Members have...
27,05,21 | Member action, School support staff, Workers' rights
In an outrageous instance of fixed-term contract misuse, our union has been made aware of a Northern Territory Catholic employer hiring school officers on contracts which are described as being just 14 days in length. IEU members raised the issue with our union after...
27,05,21 | Member action, Workers' rights
IEU-QNT members are continuing the fight against the insidious nature of insecure work by taking action to prevent the misuse of fixed-term contracts in their workplaces. It comes as The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) called for Australia to commit to...
27,05,21 | Member action, Professional issues, Teachers
IEU members in Queensland have the opportunity to ensure their voice is heard on the state’s professional regulatory body with Queensland College of Teachers (QCT) Board election now underway.
24,05,21 | Equity, Member action
As National Reconciliation Week approaches, our union continues to take meaningful steps towards reconciliation, through campaigning activities and the ongoing work of our Yubbah Action Group. Held annually, National Reconciliation Week occurs between 27 May and 3...
24,05,21 | Equity, Member action
National Sorry Day is observed annually on 26 May and is a time to remember and acknowledge the appalling mistreatment of First Nations Peoples who were forcibly removed from their families and communities, which we now know as ‘The Stolen Generations’. Additionally,...
20,05,21 | Member action, Workers' rights
Our union, along with our colleague education unions nationally, stands in solidarity with students who are taking part in the upcoming School Strike 4 Climate on Friday, 21 May 2021. IEU-QNT Secretary Terry Burke commended students participating in the movement and...
04,05,21 | Member action, Union win, Workers' rights
IEU members from across Queensland and the Northern Territory came together over the long weekend to celebrate Labour Day/May Day, after celebrations were cancelled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, IEU members took part in a range of celebrations...
28,04,21 | Member action, Union win, Workers' rights
After last year’s pause due to the pandemic, IEU members will join together to celebrate all the ways we are #IEUnionStrong this coming Labour Day /May Day long weekend (1-3 May 2021). Labour Day in Queensland and May Day in the Northern Territory hold a significant...
28,04,21 | Member action, Workers' rights
An increasing number of members have raised privacy concerns after their employers have attempted to install video and/or audio surveillance cameras in workplace spaces such as staffrooms. IEU Industrial Officer Jill McKeon said members were rightly concerned by...
27,04,21 | COVID-19, Member action, Workers' rights
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 | Equity, Member action, Workers' rights
The move by the federal government to scrap its controversial plan to allow domestic violence survivors to access their superannuation hopefully consigns a disrespectful and offensive proposal to the bin. IEU-QNT Branch Secretary Terry Burke said after a two-year...
19,03,21 | Equity, Member action
Today marks the National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence (NDA): a day for IEU members, schools, students and the community to say Bullying. No Way! As the country’s key bullying prevention initiative, the NDA aims to connect schools and communities to find...
16,03,21 | Member action, Workers' rights
Today, the Senate has started debating the Federal Government’s dangerous and extreme IR omnibus bill. IEU-QNT Branch Secretary Terry Burke said there was now less than 48 hours to stop this bill. “As such, IEU members are reiterating their calling on Queensland...
09,03,21 | Equity, Member action, Workers' rights
As Close the Gap Day 2021 on 18 March approaches, our union encourages members to contemplate the persisting gap in outcomes between First Nations and non-First Nations Peoples. To mark the Close the Gap Day this year, we encourage IEU Chapters to take proactive and...
04,03,21 | Member action, Teachers, Workers' rights
IEU members have reported employers who are placing inappropriate requirements on teachers who are sick. Organiser Caryl Rosser said unfortunately, some employers were asking staff who were on sick leave to send through a copy of all their planning for the day. “When...
04,03,21 | Member action, Workers' rights
The federal government’s proposed IR Omnibus Bill has now passed through the lower house, bringing closer moves to increase job insecurity at a time when working Australians need and deserve certainty. The ALP, the Greens, Dr Helen Haines, Bob Katter, Rebekha Sharkie...
04,03,21 | Collective bargaining, Member action, Union win
The latest round of collective bargaining in the Queensland Lutheran sector has resulted in significant wins for school officers. Since their inclusion in our union over 30 years ago, school officers have remained a core part of our membership and we are committed to...
01,03,21 | Equity, Member action
International Women’s Day (IWD) held each year on 8 March is a day to promote equality for women’s social, political and working rights. The day provides women, often divided by national boundaries and cultural, economic and political differences with an opportunity...
12,02,21 | Collective bargaining, Member action, Workers' rights
IEU members are calling on Queensland crossbench senators Pauline Hanson and Malcom Roberts to help stop the federal government’s plan to weaken important worker protections and allow employers to cut pay and conditions below the minimum award safety net. IEU...
12,02,21 | Member action, Union win
Queensland members in Presbyterian and Methodist Schools Association (PMSA) schools have voted up a new collective agreement which contains a new salary benchmark for school officers as well as significant wins on working conditions for all staff members. The...
12,02,21 | Collective bargaining, Member action, School support staff
The initial phase of the Queensland Catholic School Officer Joint Working Party (JWP) has concluded, and members can access the final report here. IEU-QNT Branch Secretary Terry Burke said our union and the employers are now in a further phase – the development of a...
03,12,20 | Collective bargaining, Industrial advice, Member action
Our union has today (3 December 2020) taken the extraordinary step of taking the Toowoomba Catholic Education Office and Downlands College to the Federal Court following their respective failures as employers to provide backpay to a number of employees. The case...
13,11,20 | Equity, Member action
Our union remains committed to the establishment of a First Nations Voice to Parliament, as outlined in the Uluru Statement from the Heart. Reconciliation remains a priority for our union, as we continue to acknowledge our ethical and professional responsibility to...
12,11,20 | Member action, School support staff
School officer members at a Queensland Catholic school were recently told through informal, one-on-one ‘chats’ that there would be a major restructure to their working hours in 2021 due to funding changes. IEU Organiser Craig Darlington said the employer had failed to...
12,11,20 | Industrial advice, Member action, Teachers
An IEU member in a Queensland Catholic School is fighting for a full-time permanent position, after working the same hours in the same role on a fixed-term contract for a number of years. The member in question has been a teacher, working in a school for the past four...
12,11,20 | Equity, Member action
On 25 November every year, the world pauses to reflect on the endemic levels of violence committed against women and girls. The International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women is an opportunity to pave the way towards change by uniting against...
12,11,20 | Equity, Member action, School support staff
As part of NAIDOC Week 2020 celebrations, our union recognises the incredible work of Far North Queensland IEU member and 2020 Thersa Nunn First Nations Member Award recipient, Patricia ‘Patsy’ Lockington. Patsy said she felt “privileged, honoured and surprised” to...
03,11,20 | Member action, School support staff, Teachers
The annual IEU-QNT Union Excellence Awards recognise the contributions of our most active members and are of particular significance in 2020 given the professional and industrial challenges members have faced. This year, the Awards were announced at our COVID-19 safe...
30,09,20 | Member action
A new Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) campaign is calling on the federal government to ensure the real heroes of the COVID-19 crisis – workers – are recognised and protected. IEUA-QNT Assistant Secretary Brad Hayes said the global pandemic had put the...
01,04,20 | Member action, Member benefits, Union win
IEU members are always fighting for positive change, often in challenging circumstances like Australia’s unbalanced industrial system or the ongoing global pandemic which has caused many impacts in schools. A union is fundamentally a place of hope and a union...
