Retired members form a small but important cohort of the IEU. These union diehards maintain their paid-up membership despite leaving employment in education.

Retiring IEU stalwart Michael Chalkley worked at three schools over four decades, and Bendigo education is all the richer for it.

Women's Health Tasmania is running workshops to equip Tasmanians to advocate for abortion access, because too many people believe that abortion access is not legal, available and affordable in Tasmania.

therapy animals are great for young people, including students having a hard time engaging with school. They also help calm staff.

To build union power, we must recruit new members. But just as important to modern unions is member retention.

The Australia Institute’s Centre for Future Work has concluded that new rights for volunteer union delegates (Reps) will make workplaces more cooperative.

Wendy Lowenstein’s ground-breaking interviews and books remind us no-one’s life is all that ordinary, everyone has a story to tell and you can learn as much about a society from talking to its poorest and most humble citizens as to the rich and famous.

Recent federal industrial relations reforms will have a positive impact on the daily working life of millions of Australians.

Union membership is about being part of a movement championing social justice. But it can also save you money!

As the number of formal investigations into alleged misconduct rises, employees find it harder to make a fresh start or justify a change of employer.

Usually at this time of year, with the end of the financial year looming on June 30, we remind members that their IEU membership is tax-deductible, and you should include it in your claims on your tax form. This year, there’s more going on!

IEU sub-branches are standing together to win long overdue improvements, and refusing to accept the status quo or to unquestioningly comply with their employers’ wishes during the voting process.