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Rep profile: Gary Topham, St Virgil’s College, Austins Ferry, Tasmania
Gary Topham decided to become a Health and Safety Representative because throughout his career, he has witnessed too many accidents that were ‘preventable with foresight and planning’.
IEU President: Consistency matters for independent schools
One phrase has become familiar during enterprise bargaining negotiations across the independent sector: ‘Independent schools are different’.
When employers ignore the union
When an employer suddenly sidelines union Reps during negotiations, it is unlikely to expedite negotiations with staff.
Your growing union – 1250 members stronger!
The IEU is growing in size and strength – and that’s good news for every member!
Holding employers to account on staff safety
Reports of student harassment of staff in Tasmanian schools are deeply concerning, but one school’s response shows that union action can make a difference.
Working With Children Checks: seek union help early
Changes to the Working with Children Check (WWCC) scheme mean an interim suspension or bar can now be imposed on the basis of child safety risk information, including unsubstantiated allegations.
Term 3 report card: 14,500 staff build the pressure for a strong Catholic Agreement
14,500 Victorian Catholic education staff have backed the Petition of Support through the Term 3 campaign, with six employer groups now beyond the halfway mark and almost 300 workplaces reaching 50 per cent support or higher.
STRIKE! Overnewton bargaining dispute hits the streets
Around 200 IEU members at Overnewton Anglican Community College took half-day stop-work action on Thursday afternoon, in a colourful and energetic protest against the school’s current bargaining position – which would see salaries fall thousands of dollars behind rates paid in government schools while doing little to address members’ workload concerns.
Don’t suffer in silence: Combatting workload psychosocial hazards
In Tasmanian schools, there has been a significant increase in the number of sub-branches seeking support with workload and other psychosocial hazards.
IEU Deputy General Secretary Kylie Busk: Why your vote matters
The IEU Victoria Tasmania exists to unite and support members working in non-government education, to improve pay, conditions, professional respect and workplace rights while advocating for quality education and recognition of the work in schools.
Fixed-term employment: What members need to know
Fixed-term contracts can leave employees uncertain about whether they will have a job from one year to the next, making it harder to plan their careers, finances and family lives.
Protected industrial action kicking off tomorrow at Overnewton Anglican Community College
IEU members at Overnewton Anglican Community College have voted overwhelmingly to approve all forms of protected industrial action, in pursuit of a fair Agreement.
Independent bargaining round up: Progress and priorities
Bargaining through the first two terms delivered gains on salaries, workload and conditions, while key challenges remain around enforceable protections and preserving existing entitlements.
IEU General Secretary David Brear: Hold the line for a stronger deal
For IEU members in Victorian Catholic education, the priority remains clear: winning a strong new Agreement that properly recognises their work and protects the conditions they have fought hard to secure.
Budget guidelines leave school leaders grappling with difficult choices
Budget and staffing planning across Victorian Catholic education is affecting schools differently, with the recent release of the MACS Operational Guidelines in particular creating significant new challenges for many principals.
IEU backs new ACTU Secretary
IEU Victoria Tasmania General Secretary David Brear has welcomed the appointment of Melissa Donnelly as the new ACTU Secretary.
Building the pressure for a strong Victorian Catholic Agreement
IEU members in Victorian Catholic education want a new Agreement as soon as possible – but won’t settle for an inferior one!
Sally McManus and the IEU Victoria Tasmania
Every Australian worker should be grateful for the courageous work of departing ACTU Secretary Sally McManus over the past nine years.
Overnewton wage dispute a sign of the times
IEU members at Overnewton Anglican Community College have rejected a pay deal they say risks eroding the College’s historic wage differential, highlighting the growing pressure on independent schools to match the significant wage increases won by AEU members in Victorian government education.