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.
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!
Term 3 report card: 14,500 staff build the pressure for a strong Catholic Agreement
14,500 Victorian Catholic education staff have backed the Petition of Support through the Term 3 campaign, with six employer groups now beyond the halfway mark and almost 300 workplaces reaching 50 per cent support or higher.
IEU General Secretary David Brear: Hold the line for a stronger deal
For IEU members in Victorian Catholic education, the priority remains clear: winning a strong new Agreement that properly recognises their work and protects the conditions they have fought hard to secure.
Budget guidelines leave school leaders grappling with difficult choices
Budget and staffing planning across Victorian Catholic education is affecting schools differently, with the recent release of the MACS Operational Guidelines in particular creating significant new challenges for many principals.
Building the pressure for a strong Victorian Catholic Agreement
IEU members in Victorian Catholic education want a new Agreement as soon as possible – but won’t settle for an inferior one!
The human coffee cup with a powerful imaginary crocodile
After making a big impact on the SIA campaign at her Gippsland primary school, IEU Rep Margaret Gatehouse wowed a broader audience with her presentation at the Women’s Rights at Work conference at Trades Hall, Carlton.
14,000 staff back fair bargaining as more than 270 workplaces reach 50%
Support for fair bargaining rights continues to grow across Victorian Catholic education, with 14,000 staff now backing the Petition of Support and almost 200 workplaces reaching 60 per cent support or higher.
Members seek support over budget guidelines
An IEU webinar for ES members in Victorian Catholic education attracted hundreds of participants, reflecting strong demand for accurate information about employers’ 2027 budget guidelines.
10,000 MACS staff back fair bargaining as 265 workplaces hit 50%!
More than 250 schools across our target employers have now reached majority support for fair bargaining – and more than 100 workplaces have reached 70 per cent support or higher!
DEAL DONE: What the government school outcome means for IEU members in Victorian Catholic education.
Australian Education Union members have voted to accept the Victorian Government’s latest pay and conditions offer, bringing to a close a determined campaign that included statewide stop-work action, bans and limitations, and sustained organising in schools and communities.
Staff majorities at a majority of Victorian Catholic schools back fair bargaining!
More than 250 schools across our target employers have now reached majority support for fair bargaining – and more than 100 workplaces have reached 70 per cent support or higher!
Victorian Catholic budget pressures – and your Agreement protections
Budget discussions emerging in Victorian Catholic education have prompted understandable concern among IEU members about staffing, workloads and possible workplace change.
Support for fair bargaining hits 12,500 as 215 workplaces clear 50 per cent!
Petitions of Support are continuing to pour in from schools and workplaces across Victoria, with 12,500 now counted at the end of the fourth week of the campaign.
Support for fair bargaining approaches 11,500 as 181 workplaces clear 50 per cent!
Petitions of Support are continuing to pour in from schools and workplaces across Victoria - 11,200 and counting!
Petitions surge towards 10,000 as 140 workplaces clear 50 per cent!
Petitions of Support are continuing to pour in from schools and workplaces across Victoria.
As AEU strikes, IEU members sign to support fair bargaining
As AEU members again take strike action, IEU members are showing their solidarity and taking action seeking fair bargaining rights in their sector.