Around 200 IEU members at Overnewton Anglican Community College took half-day stop-work action on Thursday afternoon, in a colourful and energetic protest against the school’s current bargaining position – which would see salaries fall thousands of dollars behind rates paid in government schools while doing little to address members’ workload concerns.

IEU members at Overnewton Anglican Community College have voted overwhelmingly to approve all forms of protected industrial action, in pursuit of a fair Agreement.

IEU members at Overnewton Anglican Community College have rejected a pay deal they say risks eroding the College’s historic wage differential, highlighting the growing pressure on independent schools to match the significant wage increases won by AEU members in Victorian government education.