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.
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.
IEU members across Queensland and the Northern Territory have celebrated the difference collective solidarity makes, rallying in their thousands as part of Labour Day and May Day celebrations during the 4-6 May long weekend.
National Reconciliation Week (NRW) occurs every year between 27 May and 3 June, dates which mark historically significant milestones for First Nations People and Australia’s reconciliation journey: the 1967 referendum and the historic Mabo decision.
NAIDOC Week 2024 will be held between Sunday, 7 July and Sunday, 14 July and is an opportunity for all Australians to come together to celebrate the rich history, diverse cultures and achievements of First Nations Peoples as the oldest continuing cultures on the planet.
Our union has welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement to reduce the financial burden on student teachers by introducing government payment during a practicum.
The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) has published new resources allowing teachers to better understand how artificial intelligence (AI) intersects with the curriculum.
A five-year review of the Queensland Kindergarten Learning Guidelines (QKLG) has allowed IEU members in early childhood education to share their feedback on proposed revisions to the guidelines.
Our union, along with the Queensland Teachers’ Union (QTU), are hosting an Initial Teacher Education (ITE) symposium for Queensland education stakeholders ahead of the renegotiation of a new practicum agreement in 2025.
Our union has lodged a submission to the Education, Employment, Training, and Skills Committee.
A final report on the review of the Queensland Non-State Schools Accreditation Framework Review (The Review) was recently released.
The University of Melbourne is evaluating the effectiveness of the new QCE system to ensure it meets the needs of stakeholders.
IEU members will have an even greater voice at work thanks to new workplace delegate provisions in the Fair Work Act.
Ipswich Girls Grammar School (IGGS) is seeking to force through an employer agreement already rejected by employees while staff are voting on whether to take protected industrial action.
Our union’s Industrial Team has recently achieved significant wins for members, including challenging an unfair dismissal, defending a member against untrue allegations, and maintaining accommodation entitlements.
IEU members across Queensland and the Northern Territory are set to celebrate the difference collective solidarity makes as part of Labour Day and May Day celebrations this coming long weekend (4-6 May).
Workers in key feminised industries should receive at least a 9 per cent pay rise, according to the ACTU.
IEU-QNT members paid our respects to workers who lost their lives or were injured due to a workplace incident.
Unsustainable workloads in schools remain the primary reason behind record-low levels of teacher recruitment and retention.
Our union has called for urgent improvement to the wages and working conditions of staff employed in the VET sector.
New results from the annual Australian Principal Occupational Health, Safety and Wellbeing Survey highlight the urgent need for action to address the health and wellbeing of school leaders.
Special privileges to allow discrimination continue to be granted to faith-based schools.
Thursday 21st March marks Close the Gap Day 2024, and our union encourages members to contemplate the persisting gap in outcomes between First Nations and non-First Nations Peoples.
New laws to increase Australia’s government-funded paid parental leave to 26 weeks were passed in the Senate this week, a significant win for working families.
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.
The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) has outlined a suite of changes needed to improve Australia’s employment Awards to better reflect the needs of a contemporary workforce.
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 Queensland Council of Unions (QCU) is calling for new laws that provide up to 10 days of paid leave for workers to treat and manage conditions related to reproductive health.
Toowoomba Catholic Education and Downlands College unsuccessfully sought to challenge a decision of the Federal Court.
Australian unions have welcomed the federal government’s announcement that superannuation will be paid on top of government paid parental leave from 1 July 2025.