Victorian Catholic education campaign enters critical new phase
The IEU is now preparing to seek to bring the remaining employers into the SIA process.
IEU responds to employer 'offer'
After months of negotiations between the IEU and the VCEA and with the case to determine your rights to access fair bargaining rights due to start tomorrow, the Catholic employers dropped an offer on Friday they say represents a fair deal for staff in Victorian Catholic schools.
Watch now: Speeches from day 1 of our hearing for a Single Interest Authorisation
The IEU has today begun its application for a Single Interest Authorisation before the Fair Work Commission, marking a major step in the campaign for fair bargaining rights for Victorian Catholic education staff.
Watch speeches from the steps of the Fair Work Commission.
IEU amends Single Interest Authorisation application: what it means for Victorian Catholic staff
The IEU has amended its application to the Fair Work Commission (FWC) for a Single Interest Authorisation (SIA) covering Victorian Catholic education employers.
IEU Day of Action demands fair bargaining and a fair deal
Educators in Catholic schools across Victoria staged school-gate actions on Friday as part of the IEU’s statewide Day of Action campaign for improved pay, conditions and access to single interest bargaining.
IEU Victorian Catholic campaign Day of Action Live
Return here for all the latest from events happening at workplaces all over the state, as IEU members demand fair bargaining and improved working conditions.
IEU Day of Action becomes a Week of Action
The IEU’s Day of Action in Victorian Catholic schools is spilling over beyond Friday 29 May, with schools unable to gather on the day rallying early to demand fair bargaining and improved working conditions.
Victorian Catholic employers refuse key improvements and push for backwards steps
Catholic education employers are continuing to resist key improvements to pay and conditions while pursuing changes that could leave staff worse off, making it imperative that IEU members continue to stand firm.
World backs the right to strike: now for Victorian Catholic schools
National and international developments are reinforcing the importance of the IEU’s efforts to win fundamental industrial rights for members in Victorian Catholic education.
Victorian Catholic campaign message hits the road!
The IEU’s campaigning message literally hit the road Monday 25 May, with our giant mobile billboard seen across Ballarat.
AEU’s in-principle deal sets new benchmark
The AEU has reached in-principle agreements with the state government on pay and conditions for public school staff, increasing pressure for proper bargaining in the Victorian Catholic sector.
Southern schools unite in campaign solidarity
Members from four schools and two unions share campaign ideas and compare bargaining notes in a unique action outside Mentone Station.
The sorry history of Victorian Catholic employer bargaining delays
When these employers say, ‘trust us,’ remember their track record – real progress comes only through collective pressure.
AEU suspends bans as state sector agreement nears
IEU Secretary General David Brear says the AEU’s suspension of industrial action shows that a deal is close in the state sector, which obviously affects negotiations in the Catholic sector and in independent schools.
IEU members win Industrial Campaign of the Year Award
IEU members have been acclaimed by Victoria’s peak trade union body for their amazing effort last year when demanding fair bargaining rights from their employers.
IEU Victorian Catholic Campaign: Term of Action
Your at a glance guide to SIA, Bargaining, and member actions.
Watch now: Victorian Catholic bargaining update
Watch now: IEU General Secretary David Brear provides a bargaining and campaign update for members working in Victorian Catholic education.
Victorian Catholic bargaining: Ramping up the pressure in Term 2
It’s critical that IEU members in Victorian Catholic schools step up their actions to put pressure on for fair bargaining rights and a deal that delivers significant pay rises and addresses staff workloads and wellbeing.
Training builds strength across the IEU
Nothing is more important for building bargaining strength than bringing key unionists together to learn and share knowledge. As an education union, this is central to the work.
An IEU Rep fighting for basic rights
Colette Deschamps says she wasn’t surprised by her colleagues’ support for the IEU’s Single Interest Authorisation campaign, because they felt their rights were being denied.