IEU members employed at Ipswich Girls Grammar School (IGGS) and Ipswich Junior Grammar School (IJGS) have demonstrated the difference collective action and solidarity make.
Collective action reaps rewards for IGGS/IJGS members
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QLD Anti-Discrimination Act changes deeply disappointing
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Vital work of school officers honoured
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IGGS & IJGS make history in first school strike
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Wages to rise for millions of Aussie workers
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Uni admits to multi-million dollar wage theft
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Autism QLD fails to hear employees’ voices
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Ipswich Girls Grammar seeks to silence employees’ voice
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.