Separate negotiations sought in Victorian Catholic Bargaining
Over recent weeks, a new Agreement was strongly supported by staff in the Sale Diocese, and IEU member actions have had a positive impact on bargaining.
Victorian Catholic Bargaining: turning up the heat
Member frustration at employer inaction leads to rallies across the state.
Media broadcasts the frustration of IEU members over MACS inaction
In late July, the central Victorian media took a keen interest in actions held IEU members in Bendigo and Ballarat intended to highlight the lack of progress being made on an Agreement for education staff in ‘MACS’ schools.
Proposed Diocese of Sale Catholic Education Limited Enterprise Agreement 2022
After more than 50 meetings over 10 months, we have reached an in-principle deal with Diocese of Sale Catholic Education Ltd for a new Agreement with a focus on addressing workloads for staff in Catholic schools.
Catholic Bargaining in Victoria: time for progress and parity
While we’ve had around 45 meetings with Catholic employers and have been pushing to get this done at a reasonable rate, progress has been slower than we would like.
Insecure work in Catholic schools
There is still an unacceptably high level of Fixed-Term Contract (FTC) use in our schools. Often, a simple conversation is all that is required to get illegitimate fixed-term contracts converted to ongoing contracts.
From Sky News: Teachers pushing for more leave
More than 25,000 Catholic school teachers in Victoria have demanded a push for more leave, smaller classes and less teaching time.
From The Age: Catholic teachers call for better deal
The IEU says the reduction in employers in the Catholic school system ought to give teachers and staff the ability to bargain collectively and take protected industrial action in the event of a dispute - a right previously denied them.