Safety, fairness, and building a team: IEU Reps on organising a large school
It seems almost destined that Holly Blake and Vanessa Tavoletti would take on leadership roles at John Paul College Frankston.
Victorian Catholic bargaining update: Same old story ̶ delays
Victorian Catholic employers insist that “cooperative” bargaining works. IEU members, frustrated by every negotiation cycle in recent memory, know otherwise.
IEU Rep Karen Murphy on fairness, safety and respect
The SIA campaign motivated Karen Murphy to take on the role as Rep again, even as she approached retirement.
Deputy Prime Minister hears IEU concerns over Catholic sector bargaining
Thanks to the work of members, the IEU secured an opportunity to speak with Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles about bargaining issues in Victorian Catholic schools.
120 examples of IEU solidarity
IEU members have shown their determination to fight for full industrial rights with an extraordinary show of support for striking state school colleagues on Tuesday 24 March.
Victorian Catholic school IEU Reps unite
A major IEU Rep training event held at the iconic Trades Hall reaffirmed the union’s commitment to fair bargaining in the pivotal Victorian Catholic campaign.
‘We’d strike if we could’: IEU members support AEU industrial action
Over 30,000 public school union members have stopped work for the first time in 13 years, their immense turnout in the streets of Melbourne reminding IEU members in Catholic schools of the fundamental rights being denied to them.
2012/2013: IEU members defy new hardline Catholic approach
The Victorian Liberal Government, led by Ted Baillieu, came to power in 2010 promising to make Victorian teachers the highest paid in the country. By 2012, that promise had been replaced by a ‘performance pay’ model, in which only a small group would reach nationally competitive rates, leaving most education workers behind.
Support the AEU Strike on 24 March!
We are calling on all sub-branches to find a way to express clear and visible support for the actions of AEU members.
IEU members look on as AEU colleagues vote on statewide strike
AEU members are currently voting on whether to take industrial action - an experience currently denied to IEU members in Victorian Catholic schools.
Victorian Catholic campaign update from General Secretary David Brear
As they continue to oppose the campaign for fair bargaining rights in Victorian Catholic education, employers have performed a numerical backflip worthy of a Winter Olympics ski jumper by suggesting that their workforce has inflated from under 35,000 to 45,000!
Victorian Catholic employers’ staff numbers ploy doesn’t add up
As they continue to oppose the campaign for fair bargaining rights in Victorian Catholic education, employers are now suggesting that their workforce has inflated from under 35,000 to 45,000.
Victorian public school staff move toward industrial action IEU members are denied
The Victorian Branch of the Australian Education Union (AEU) has applied to the Fair Work Commission to conduct a ballot of members to endorse protected industrial action, including stopping work.
Building Awareness and Membership: the SIA campaign at Mt St Joseph’s
At Mount St Joseph Girls’ College, for example, an incredible 95% of staff signed an SOS. Rep Litsa Hariklia Tzelepis and Assistant Rep Cherie Meurant filled us in how they did it.
Year in review, 2025: The Victorian Catholic school SIA campaign
It is only thanks to recent union-won amendments to the Fair Work Act that we can legally pursue a Single Interest Authorisation – and as this year has demonstrated, winning one is no easy feat.
IEU celebrates SIA majority milestone
The IEU has secured majority support at all major school employers for its historic Single Interest Authorisation (SIA) campaign in Victorian Catholic education, with the final groups passing 50% this week.
SIA Update: One final push for fair bargaining
The IEU enters the final week of its historic Single Interest Authorisation (SIA) campaign in Victorian Catholic education seeking as many statements of support as possible.
“What are the bosses scared of?”: IEU members on the SIA campaign
When asked about the campaign for an SIA in Victorian Catholic education, IEU stalwarts from very different cohorts and regions concurred on one thing: how disappointing it is to work for an employer that treats their staff with such a lack of respect.
The IEU’s SIA campaign is a fight for fairness
This has been an extraordinary year for our union – marked by an unprecedented attempt by the Victorian Catholic employers to go behind our backs to land a ‘deal’ before negotiations on a new multi-employer Agreement could even begin.
Big MACS majority win boosts SIA campaign
The IEU Victoria Tasmania has secured majority support for its Single Interest Authorisation application across the sector’s largest employer, Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools (MACS), marking another major milestone in the campaign for full bargaining rights in Victorian Catholic education.