Subject: Our campaign for better pay and conditions

Dear Colleague,

We are approaching the bargaining period for the next Victorian Catholic Agreement, our opportunity to protect and improve our salaries and working conditions over coming years.

Our strength at the bargaining table and our ability to win the outcomes we deserve come directly from the collective strength of the Independent Education Union, which will represent all members in negotiations - so right now we need to grow our numbers and get active in the campaign!

In the next few days the IEU will circulate a survey which will give all members real input into the claims that our bargaining representatives make around salaries and conditions, and will guide their priorities in negotiations. 

I invite and encourage all non-members to join our union today. Only current members are represented by the IEU’s bargaining team, and only IEU members get a say in the survey - but it’s not too late to join us, to be heard, and to add to our collective strength! Together we can win real improvements for all staff, including Education Support Staff, teachers and school leaders. 

Head to www.ieuvictas.org.au/join to find out more about the benefits of union membership and to join up.

I also ask existing members to check their membership details at https://members.ieuvictas.org.au – it’s particularly vital in a campaign year that your contact, employment and fee details are correct.

You can find out more about our campaign for a new Agreement at https://ieu.news/valueourwork 

As your Rep, I look forward to working with existing members and welcoming new faces to our sub-branch. Let’s all get behind this important campaign to improve Catholic education and win better salaries and conditions! 

In unity