Staff retention: It pays to pay attention
Employers continue to ignore proven ways to attract and retain staff: better salaries, manageable workloads, fair pay and conditions for support staff, and safer workplaces, writes the Deputy General Secretary Kylie Busk.
IEU calls for urgent climate action
Action on climate change is vital for safe, quality learning - two-thirds of Australian schools now face high climate risk.
IEU Reps, delegate’s rights laws and bargaining
Workplace delegates (Reps) now have legally protected rights that significantly strengthen their ability to represent members, especially during enterprise bargaining.
IEU Deputy General Secretary says staff safety is not an ‘extra’
With physical and psychological violence continuing to be a huge challenge in schools, consistent and meaningful support for educators is essential.
Education Support staff share their challenges and triumphs
ES members from the south-west have gathered at the historic Geelong Trades Hall to mark World Education Support Staff Day.
IEU gets a lesson from engaging young unionists
Union Summer interns participate in the work that the union does for members. But the union also listens to what the interns have to say, and this year they had an important message.
IEU backs National Teacher Workload Impact Assessment tool
Too often, new programs are foisted on the classroom without sufficient consideration of their impact on the people who must deliver them. The IEU is doing something about it.
Paid student placements: A win for IEU members and the future of education
The Commonwealth Practicum Payment, will provide eligible students with $319.50 per week during mandatory placements, starting 1 July 2025.
IEU General Secretary on the Victorian Catholic Agreement: Pay, workload, wellbeing
While pay rises and workload alleviation remain major priorities for Victorian Catholic school staff – whose salaries now trail those in other states – a recent IEU survey reveals that staff wellbeing is just as urgent an issue.
IEU quiz, May 2025
Test your knowledge of all things education, union and IEU with our time-honoured quiz.
Celebrating Education Support staff
On 16 May we celebrate World Education Support Personnel Day, recognising the vital contributions of Education Support Staff in our schools.
The IEU on education and workers rights this federal election
The IEU’s priorities are to support the workplace rights of our members and advocate for fair, effective and fully funded education policies - never more important than during a federal election campaign.
Why (education) unions are urging Australians to put Dutton last
A Dutton coalition government represents a significant risk for the rights of all Australian workers, including IEU members.
The IEU’s retiring but not shy types
IEU staff often receive messages that remind us why the union matters so much to members. We thought we should share two recent examples.
Education staff must be correctly classified
ES staff play a vital role in the smooth operation of schools, yet they are frequently misclassified under outdated structures that fail to reflect the complexity and responsibility of their work.
Australian federal election: Workers’ rights at stake
If worker rights matter to you, make sure you are fully informed about what is at stake in the upcoming federal election.
Australian federal election: Liberal Party plans on worker rights
The Liberal Party’s industrial policy is being shaped by the HR Nicholls Society, a think tank that drafts radical industrial relations policies while posing as an independent body. Their agenda? A full-scale attack on workers' wages, safety, and rights.
IEU Deputy General Secretary Kylie Busk on good faith bargaining
In schools where the workload goals of Agreements are subverted, staff burn out or seek work elsewhere, and the quality of education and student support suffers.
IEU embarks on a year of change and action
After undergoing a thorough strategic review process, the IEU Office has implemented key changes to service delivery for members, making the start of the school year even more exciting than usual for the union. Here’s what’s happening at the IEU.
Rep elections 2025
It’s election time for all IEU sub-branch Reps, and elections must be held in every workplace.