VCEA’s offer unpacked
Catholic employers have offered substantial salary increases, improved classifications and leave, and concessions secured through IEU member campaigning. The revised package provides a realistic path to an agreement, while also changing some existing entitlements.
Victorian Catholic campaign cheat sheet
The key current issues in the Victorian Catholic campaign at a glance.
Victorian Catholic education staff resist backpay ultimatum
An IEU survey of more than 4,600 members in Victorian Catholic education has found that three-quarters would take protected industrial action if legally able.
Overnewton dispute: honk if you support fair pay!
Teachers and education support staff at Overnewton Anglican Community College have stepped up their protected industrial action, as their long-running bargaining dispute approaches 630 days without a pay increase.
Trinity staff reject Agreement offer: 72% vote NO
Nearly three-quarters of staff at Trinity Grammar School have voted NO to their employer’s proposed Agreement, rejecting an offer that would see teachers’ salary advantage shrink to almost nothing.
IEU welcomes new ACTU President Emma Kingdon
The IEU has welcomed the appointment of Emma Kingdon as the next President of the ACTU, with General Secretary David Brear describing her experience and skills as ideal for the role.
Trinity staff asked to vote on flawed Agreement
Would you sign a contract full of mistakes? Trinity has put a new Enterprise Agreement to a staff vote despite the unanimous opposition of employee bargaining representatives. And it's not just the pay offer that's the problem.
Discrimination has no place in our schools
The IEU welcomes the introduction of a private member’s Bill by MP Allegra Spender addressing discrimination in faith-based schools.
Tasmanian Catholic bargaining update
Bargaining for a new Tasmanian Catholic Agreement is now well underway, with the IEU and Catholic Education Tasmania (CET) holding three full-day bargaining meetings across August and September. Further meetings are scheduled fortnightly.
VCEA’s latest offer unpacked
There’s real movement in the latest offer from the VCEA - but also a lot to be concerned about. We’ve combed through it to ensure that members know what’s on the table!
Industrial warrior Denis Matson on 30 years in the legal trenches
Denis Matson was passionate and eloquent advocate for workers’ rights across a 30-year career, which concluded in 2022 after a 13-year stint with our union.
Nick Cowall: Music belongs to everyone
Nick Cowall, Head of Choral Music at Xavier College and an IEU Rep in two schools for over 14 years, jokes that he gravitated to unionism because of his ‘bolshie background’ – he has Russian heritage and studied at the Moscow Conservatory.
Dr Johanna Selleck, A life in music, a life of teaching
Like so many high-achieving musicians who teach, IEU member Dr Johanna Selleck is motivated by love.
Karman Melitsis: Making music part of school life
Karman Melitsis believes music is more than an ‘extra-curricular’ subject, helping students develop skills and qualities that enrich their education and last well beyond the classroom.
Sarah Nieuwkerk: From the concert hall to the classroom
Sarah Nieuwkerk says music is ‘fundamentally good for your mental health and wellbeing’.
Kylie De Calmer: Why music belongs in every classroom
Kylie De Calmer believes we have lost sight of the benefits of music. She says, ‘The arts hold us together, but they’re the first things we lose’.
Music is more than an optional extra
Most people hold music dear, yet music is often treated as a specialist subject available only where resources allow.
Rep profile: Toby Nash, Building a stronger voice at Korowa
Toby Nash became a Rep at Korowa Anglican Girls’ School just three years into his teaching career.
Teacher-designed AI puts learning first
Perri Winter, an art teacher and Digital Learning Coordinator at Presbyterian Ladies’ College, has explored how AI tools designed by educators can support effective teaching.