Employees in Victorian and Tasmanian independent schools are increasingly willing to take action in support of better pay and conditions, and reject unfair non-union Agreements.

Enterprise Bargaining campaigns can be a crucial turning point for independent school staff. These campaigns only succeed when members are engaged, informed, and united.

A series of landmark outcomes are setting new benchmarks for pay and conditions in the independent sector.

Rep Ella Robinson explains the key elements of a successful campaign which sets a benchmark for what can be achieved when committed members hold firm.

Teachers and teaching assistants at Strathcona Girls Grammar School have taken protected industrial action to achieve more sustainable workloads in a new Enterprise Agreement.

Teachers and teaching assistants at Strathcona Girls Grammar School have taken protected industrial action to achieve more sustainable workloads in a new enterprise agreement.

As Victorian independent schools negotiate new workplace Agreements in 2025, securing nationally competitive salaries is a top priority.

Killester College is a great example of how employers working collaboratively with unions can create productive, harmonious workplaces.

The IEU and its members at Kardinia International College have finally reached in-principle Agreement after a determined campaign that saw staff Vote No earlier in the year to a proposed Agreement that failed to include key demands of staff.

This is a “new era of independent school bargaining”, because more teachers and education support staff in independent schools are challenging outdated practices and demanding fairer working conditions.