1. How does the IEU Victoria Tasmania ensure members' voices are heard when developing a Log of Claims?

A) By supplying military-grade megaphones for bargaining events

B) By using feedback from member surveys, focus groups, and sub-branch discussions

C) By hiring nightclub security to shoosh the crowd during bargaining events

D) By investing in Marshall stacks (amplifiers) for bargaining events

2. Why do unionised workers in Australia usually earn more than non-union workers?

A) Unions hide the phone number of employers from non-union workers

B) Non-union workers don’t like to be burdened with extra income

C) Unions negotiate better wages and conditions through collective bargaining

D) Non-union workers are happy to make do with less money

3. What recent win shows the power of union campaigning in changing national laws?

A) The ban on Donald Trump masks being worn in federal parliament

B) The introduction of 10 days paid family and domestic violence leave for all workers

C) A four-day weekend every month

D) Making "Reply All" illegal in staff emails

4. Why is union membership especially important in times of workplace change or uncertainty?

A) Because unions know where the key to the whiskey cabinet is

B) Because unions provide collective strength, expert advice, and protection

C) Because unions understand voodoo and tarot

D) Because unions have access to the best comedians

5. Which of the following, apart from wages, is a current focus of the IEU?

A) Free gym memberships for all teachers

B) Mandatory school uniforms for staff

C) Reducing unsustainable workloads and improving work-life balance

D) Moving all meetings to Zoom forever

6. What is the purpose of the ‘Right to Disconnect’ legislation introduced in 2024?

A) To allow employees to work from remote islands

B) To ban all work emails

C) To protect workers from being contacted outside of work hours without reason

D) To disconnect staffroom Wi-Fi after 3pm

7. What are the three main issues in negotiations towards a new Agreement for most IEU members?

A) Pay, workload and wellbeing

B) Pay, workload and free psychiatry referrals

C) Pay, wellbeing and free access to overtime

D) Pay, workload and free hugs

8. Which of the following statements about principals is FALSE?

A) Principals are on the gravy train for life, baby

B) The mental health of teachers is one of the top five stressors for principals

C) Heavy workloads are the main stressor for Australian principals

D) Principals in Victorian Catholic schools are on fixed-term contracts, with no job security once their contracts end

9. Which of the following is NOT a free training course available through the IEU/TLN?

A) Staff wellbeing: Debriefing at the end of the day

B) Women in Leadership: The glass ceiling and walls

C) The psychology of effective team management

D) The Lone Wolf: Going your own way in a world of teamwork

10. Who first won the 8-hour work day as an industry standard?

A) Stonemasons in Melbourne, Australia, 1856

B) Car manufacturing workers at Ford Motor Company, USA, 1914

C) Chimney sweeps, London, 1713

D) Soviet Union after the Bolshevik Revolution, 1917

PICTURE THIS

What is a log of claims?

A) Highly in demand timber

B) A formal list of employee or union demands in enterprise bargaining

C) A tree of life branch recording of your work examined at heaven’s gate

D) A tree felled on a goldfield

ANSWERS: 1.B; 2.C; 3.B; 4.B; 5.C; 6.C; 7.A; 8.A; 9.D; 10.A; PICTURE THIS: B

IEU quiz, May 2025