Women in Education Committee Meeting; Monday, 1st March 2010; Teleconference; read more
NSW/ACT Education Issues Committee Meeting; Tuesday, 2nd March 2010; Parramatta NSW; 4:30 pm. read more
ECS FWA 2009 Training Day & Dinner; Wednesday, 10th March 2010; Adamstown NSW; 1:15pm - 6:00pm. read more
Reps Fair Work Act 2009 Training Day - Catholic Systemic Schools; Friday, 12th March 2010; Dapto NSW; 9:15am - 3:15pm. read more
Reps FWA 2009 Training Day - Catholic Schools; Friday, 19th March 2010; IEU Office Sydney NSW read more
ECS FWA 2009 Training Day; Wednesday, 24th March 2010; Campbelltown NSW; 9:15am - 3:15pm. read more
Reps FWA 2009 Training Day; Friday, 25th March 2010; IEU Office Sydney; 9:15am-3:15pm. read more
ECS FWA 2009 Training Day; Tuesday, 30th March 2010; Kiama NSW; 9:15am - 3:15pm. read more
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TEACHERS PAY AND CONDITIONS CLAIMS
Faxstream - Salaries Agreement
The IEU and the Catholic Commission for Employment Relations have reached an agreement to settle the salaries dispute in seven particular schools.
Posted : 14 September 2009 read more
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Catholic Employers’ Opportunistic Position In Modern Award
In an extraordinary opportunistic move, national Catholic employers are proposing a longer school year for staff, reductions in conditions and entitlements and for some workers in the schools sector to go ‘award free’.
Posted : 3 August 2009 read more
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Catholic Independent Schools - Check The Salaries First!
Some independent schools, particularly those with high fees, have always paid salaries greater than those in Catholic systemic or public schools. It is now the case that all NSW non-Catholic independent schools pay higher salaries than systemic schools including those with relatively low fees.
Posted : 1 July 2009 read more
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Teacher Salaries In Catholic Independent Schools: IRC Recommendations Welcome
The IEU welcomes recommendations made by the NSW Industrial Relations Commission regarding the Catholic Commission for Employment Relations’ failure to negotiate teacher salaries.
Posted : 29 May 2009 read more
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Faxstream: Catholic Employers Renege On Salaries and Conditions Settlement
The Catholic Commission for Employment Relations (CCER) has written to the Union advising that they will not agree to changes to Work Practice/Workloads Agreements, writes IEU General Secretary Dick Shearman.
Posted : 6 April 2009 read more
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Salaries And Conditions Settlement For Catholic Principals
Following the recent settlement of the teachers’ award claim, the IEU has been able to reach agreement with the Catholic Commission for Employment Relations in regard to NSW principals’ salaries and key aspects of its conditions claim.
Posted : 6 March 2009 read more
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Members Vote In Favour Of Settlement
Members have voted overwhelmingly to accept the salaries settlement agreed to by the Union and the Catholic Employers on Wednesday.
Posted : 6 February 2009 read more
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Union Achieves Significant Breakthrough With Catholic Employers
IEU Reps are advised to hold a meeting at 8.30 tomorrow (Thursday, 5 February) to consider the joint statement by the Union and the Catholic Commission for Employment Relations, and vote on the motion, after settlement agreement was reached today.
Posted : 4 February 2009 read more
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Faxstream: Urgent Salaries Update
Following promising negotiations at the NSW Industrial Relations Commission today, the Judge has advised all Catholic Systemic school teachers to attend school on Thursday morning (5 February).
Posted : 3 February 2009 read more
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NewsExtra: Catholic Systemic School Teachers Stopping Work
The IEU calls on all members to join the stopwork action on Thursday 5 February for the first two hours of the school day, before commencing work at 10.30am. It is essential that members throughout the state participate in the action and send a clear message to Catholic employers that we demand a fair settlement of both wages and conditions.
Posted : 2 February 2009 read more
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Faxstream: Two Hour Stop Work 5 Feb For NSW Catholic Systemic Schools
The IEU is calling a two-hour stop work for the first two hours of Thursday 5 February after Catholic employers refused to immediately match a Government sector pay rise. At meetings this week reps are asked to put motions supporting the stop work and campaign.
Posted : 28 January 2009 read more
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Faxstream: Still No Settlement For Teachers In Catholic Systemic Schools
Posted : 27 January 2008 read more
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IEU Catholic Systemic School Claim For Teachers: Urgent Meetings/Motion Required
An IEU briefing on the Catholic systemic school salaries and conditions claim asks reps to call school-based meetings in week 1 to pass an urgent motion.
Posted : 23 January 2009 read more
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Positive Developments: IEU Catholic School Teachers Claim
Meetings are being held this week between the Independent Education Union and the Catholic Commission for Employment Relations to ensure that any state wages outcome for government school teachers is immediately applied in Catholic schools. The IEU conditions claim will also be discussed at these meetings.
Posted : 20 January 2008 read more
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Talks Planned On Pay Dispute
Conciliation talks on the current wages dispute will be held between the Union, the Catholic Commission for Employment Relations and Diocesan representatives on Thursday, 4 December, with a report due back to the NSW Industrial Relations Commission on Friday, 5 December, a faxstream sent to Reps and members on December 2 says.
Posted : 2 December 2008 read more
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Faxstream: Today's Stopwork Is On
The one-hour stopwork meeting scheduled for this morning is continuing, a faxstream sent to Union Reps and members on December 1 says.
Posted : 1 December 2008 read more
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Faxstream: Stopwork Meeting
Following a meeting on Friday 28 November with the Catholic Commission for Employment Relations (CCER), the Union has agreed to postpone next Tuesday's scheduled stop work in Catholic Independent Schools, a faxstream issued on the same day says.
Posted : 28 November 2008 read more
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Stop Work Meeting - 2 December
Teachers in NSW Catholic schools will stop work for one hour on Tuesday 2nd December in support of a 5% pay rise. Teachers will vote on resolutions for further action in early 2009.
Posted : 27 November 2008 read more
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Faxstream: Stop Work Meetings
The IEU Executive has called upon all teachers in NSW Catholic systemic schools to stop work for one hour on Tuesday, 2 December 2008, says a faxstream this week sent to reps and members.
Posted : 27 November 2008 read more
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Faxstream: Wages In The Catholic Sector
When the IEU this week met with the Catholic Commission for Employment Relations an offer was put for schools covered by the Catholic Independent schools award. However no progress whatsoever was made on claims for teachers or support staff in Catholic systemic schools, says a faxstream today sent to members.
Posted : 6 November 2008 read more
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NewsExtra: No To 2.5% & No To Trade Offs
The IEU is urging all schools to meet and send a clear message to Catholic employers that ‘trade-offs’ for salary increases are not acceptable, says a NewsExtra this week send to reps and members in Catholic schools.
Posted : 24 October 2008 read more
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Faxstream: Support Staff Claim Heads To Independent Umpire
The IEU has applied to the NSW Industrial Relations Commission to resolve a wages and conditions claim for support staff in Catholic schools, says a Faxstream today sent to members. The move follows Catholic employers’ rejection of almost all elements of the claim beyond wage increases. An application on behalf of teachers may follow.
Posted : 20 October 2008 read more
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NewsExtra: Catholic Schools Salaries And Conditions Claim
The Union has written to all members in Catholic schools, including support staff, to meet by the end of this term to endorse a claim and the possibility of further action in Term 4 if the claim has not been satisfactorily resolved.
Posted : 11 September 2008 read more
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SUPPORT STAFF PAY AND CONDITIONS CLAIMS
Successful Outcome For Support Staff Claim
The IEU has successfully negotiated pay rises and a range of significant conditions improvements for support and maintenance staff in Catholic schools. Wins include the critical issue of permanency for employees on recurring fixed term contracts in systemic schools and the backdating of a 4% pay rise to 1 July 2008 (including the 2.5% already paid).
Posted : 23 January 2009 read more
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Faxstream: Wages In The Catholic Sector
When the IEU this week met with the Catholic Commission for Employment Relations an offer was put for schools covered by the Catholic Independent schools award. However no progress whatsoever was made on claims for teachers or support staff in Catholic systemic schools, says a faxstream today sent to members.
Posted : 6 November 2008 read more
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Faxstream: Support Staff Claim Heads To Independent Umpire
The IEU has applied to the NSW Industrial Relations Commission to resolve a wages and conditions claim for support staff in Catholic schools, says a Faxstream today sent to members. The move follows Catholic employers’ rejection of almost all elements of the claim beyond wage increases. An application on behalf of teachers may follow.
Posted : 20 October 2008 read more
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NewsExtra: Support Staff Wages And Conditions Claim
All support staff, maintenance and outdoor members in Catholic schools are urged to attend meetings in Sydney, Wollongong and Newcastle to assist an IEU campaign for improved pay and conditions, says a NewsExtra sent this week.
Posted : 22 July 2008 read more
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IEU Seeks 5% Pay Rise For Support Staff
The IEU has lodged a claim with Catholic employers for a 5% pay rise for support staff and maintenance and outdoor staff from 1 July 2008, with further pay rises in 2009 and 2010.
Posted : 28 April 2008 read more
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