Central Western Branch Meeting; Friday, 20th November 2009; Orange NSW; 6:00 pm. read more

Cumberland Branch Meeting; Friday, 20th November 2009; Parramatta NSW; 4:30 pm. read more

Mid North Coast Branch Meeting; Friday, 20th November 2009; Nambucca Heads NSW; 6:00 pm. read more

North West Branch Meeting; Friday, 20th November 2009; Tamworth NSW; 5:30 pm. read more

North Coast Branch Meeting; Wednesday, 25th November 2009; Lismore NSW; 5:00 pm. read more

Lansdowne Branch Meeting; Thursday, 26th November 2009; Fairfield NSW; 4:30 pm. read more

Annual South Coast Principals' Lunch; Friday, 27th November 2009; North Wollongong NSW; 1:00 pm. read more

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Join The IEU At Walk Against Warming

The IEU encourages members to gather their friends, families and colleagues and join the Walk Against Warming in Sydney on Saturday 12 December. Meet early in Martin Place to march behind the IEU banner and wear blue shoelaces for an added visual impact.
Posted : 20 November 2009 read more

Publication Of School Data A Risk

In a joint letter with other education unions and associations, the IEU has asked the Federal Government to provide conclusive evidence that the publication of comparative school data on the new ACARA website will assist, rather than impair, school education in Australia, and what steps the Education Minister will take to ensure that publication of simplistic league tables or other inappropriate comparisons of schools will not follow.
Posted : 17 November 2009 read more

Regional Principals Highlight Emerging Issues

Recent meetings with principals in regional areas, including Canberra on 30 October, Orange on 5 November and Forbes on 9 November, have highlighted a range of national and NSW education issues, writes Organiser Pam Smith.
Posted : 16 November 2009 read more

Superannuation And Insurance For People Stopping Work

People stop work for many different reasons and are often unaware of the entitlements under their superannuation and insurance policies, writes Maurice Blackburn Lawyers Associate Josh Mennen.
Posted : 13 November 2009 read more

Fight For Ark Tribe

IEU Officers joined hundreds of other union officials and supporters in a Sydney rally calling for the Rudd Government to dismantle the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC), writes IEU Organiser Natasha Flores.
Posted : 13 November 2009 read more

ACT Catholic Schools Staff Development/Planning Days 2010

ACT IEU members in Catholic systemic schools may be aware that each year as part of the Teachers and Principals (Catholic Diocesan Schools Canberra/Goulburn Archdiocese) Collective Agreement 2007-9 (clause 7.15.3), all staff will participate in five days of approved planning and staff development - four of which are to be included in stand-down time, says ACT IEU Organiser Lyn Renno.
Posted : 10 November 2009 read more

New ‘Modern National Awards’ Have No Place In NSW Schools

NSW Independent school employers and the NSW/ACT Independent Education Union are in agreement: the new ‘modern national awards’ have no place in NSW, NSW/ACT IEU General Secretary Dick Shearman says.
Posted : 6 November 2009 read more

Muslim Schools Are Diverse Schools, With Common Ground Where It Counts

During Term 3 at Al Amanah Islamic College's Liverpool campus, the school’s Ramadan celebrations were in full swing, writes IEU Journalist Tara de Boehmler in the latest edition of Newsmonth.
Posted : 3 November 2009 read more

Workshops To Focus On Special Needs And Maintenance Workers

The IEU has been successful in its bid for a WorkCover Assist grant in 2010 and these funds will help build on Union work over several years aimed at improving safety outcomes in non-government education, writes IEU Deputy Secretary Gloria Taylor in the latest edition of Newsmonth.
Posted : 3 November 2009 read more

One National Industrial Relations System: State Awards To Go

The Federal Government is in the process of finalising negotiations with the NSW Government for the referral of state industrial legislation for all employees other than those in the public sector, writes IEU General Secretary Dick Shearman in the latest edition of Newsmonth.
Posted : 3 November 2009 read more

Workers’ Safety Is Paramount

All workers must join the fight to safeguard OHS laws, Unions NSW Secretary Mark Lennon has told demonstrators during a well attended Safe Work Week Rally in Sydney.
Posted : 29 October 2009 read more

AGM Supports Qld Teachers’ Pay Push

The IEU AGM on Saturday 24 October unanimously endorsed a motion in support of Queensland teachers from independent Catholic schools, who have participated in a full-day strike as part of a push for better pay.
Posted : 29 October 2009 read more

NSW Jewish Board Of Deputies Calls For Textbook To Be Withdrawn

Teachers using the Cambridge Studies of Religion Stage 6 textbook to educate students about Judaism will be misinforming them, the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies says.
Posted : 27 October 2009 read more

Unions Support Humane Treatment of Asylum Seekers

Leaders of Australian unions have issued a statement in support of asylum seekers.
Posted : 26 October 2009 read more

Maintenance And Outdoor Staff - Western Sydney Meeting

Maintenance and outdoor members who work in Catholic or independent schools in Western Sydney and nearby areas will meet on the 11 November at Rooty Hill RSL at 5.30pm.
Posted : 22 October 2009 read more

Invitation To ELICOS Meeting

The IEU will hold its annual ELICOS seminar on Wednesday 11 November, from 3.45pm, at the Union offices in Day Street, Sydney.
Posted : 22 October 2009 read more

Information For Students and Teachers On Social Security

The Welfare Rights Centre has produced two articles regarding changes to the social security system which may apply to students or teachers.
Posted : 22 October 2009 read more

Spotlight on Equal Opportunities

The IEUA has made a submission to the Federal Government's Review of Equal Opportunities for Women in the Workplace Act and Agency.
Posted : 19 October 2009 read more

Rally For Safety

Join a rally to protest draft OHS laws which could put workers' safety at risk at Martin Place, Sydney on October 28.
Posted : 14 October 2009 read more

Walk Against Warming: Get Into Gear

Step out with friends, family and fellow unionists on 12 December and join the Walk Against Warming in Sydney plus regional locations around Australia. Coinciding with the International Day of Climate Action and the United Nations Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen, let’s show our political leaders that Australians are deeply concerned about global warming.
Posted : 13 October 2009 read more

CCSA Sole Organisation To Oppose ECS Teachers Award Application

Community Connections Solution Australia (formerly Country Children’s Services) was the only community-based organisation which opposed an IEU application for new awards for early childhood teachers in the Industrial Relations Commission.
Posted : 12 October 2009 read more

Support Staff Conference – Enlightening Times

A feeling of enlightenment was shared by many at this year’s Support Staff Conference — Inclusiveness Participation and Access.
Posted : 12 October 2009 read more

Help The People Of Samoa And The Philippines

IEU members can help the people of Samoa, Tonga and American Samoa, who were recently hit by an earthquake and subsequent tsunami which left an estimated 150 dead and 1000 homes destroyed; or the people of the Philippines, which was hit by Typhoon Ketsana, leaving 3000 people dead and 380,000 homeless.
Posted : 2 October 2009 read more

Learn More About The Fair Work Act

Learn all about the Fair Work Act 2009 - the IEU is running a number of one-day courses around NSW and in Canberra.
Posted : 29 September 2009 read more

Countdown To Modern Awards

By finding out where you stand, you can take the necessary steps to ensure you are protected by the end of this year, IEU Assistant Secretary Carol Matthews writes in the latest issue of Newsmonth.
Posted : 29 September 2009 read more

Become A Union Climate Connector

Unions and the Australian Conservation Foundation are calling for members in all industries to become Climate Connectors in their workplaces, homes and communities.
Posted : 23 September 2009 read more

HSC & SC Markers Survey Now Live

The IEU is seeking feedback from all 2009 HSC and School Certificate markers. It takes hours to mark the papers and only a few minutes online to give feedback. Just select the Markers Feedback button on the left hand side of this website.
Posted : 23 September 2009 read more