25,03,21 | Member benefits, Union win
The expert advice and support of our union has proved critical in having the recent rejection of WorkCover claims overturned for two members. IEU-QNT Industrial Officer Vaishi Raja said the two recent cases were an important reminder of the ways in which our union can...
25,03,21 | Union win, Workers' rights
The determination and activism of union members across Australia has forced the federal government to abandon many of the worst aspects of the dangerous IR Omnibus Bill. A substantially reduced version of the Bill passed through the Senate last week (exact date),...
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...
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 | Industrial advice, Union win
Our union has helped a member secure a continuing position in her workplace after being employed for 10 years on rolling contracts. IEU-QNT Industrial Officer Danielle Wilson said the member contacted our union for advice after feeling she was being overlooked for...
03,12,20 | Collective bargaining, Union win
Employees in Queensland Lutheran schools have agreed to a new collective agreement with enhanced working conditions after a long collective bargaining campaign characterised by an unprecedented attack on conditions by Lutheran Education Queensland (LEQ). IEU members...
12,11,20 | Member benefits, School support staff, Teachers, Union win
In just the last two years alone, our union has recovered more than $3.9m in underpayments, allowances and compensation for members through the work of our expert industrial team and IEU organisers. IEU-QNT Branch Secretary Terry Burke said this outcome was only...
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...
01,10,18 | School support staff, Union win
School support staff employed in workplaces with a union-negotiated collective agreement earn thousands more than their peers in workplaces covered by Modern Awards, highlighting the difference union makes for workers. A school officer employed on the first wage step...
