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• Catholic systemic schools: All members welcome at IEU rallies on Thursday 30 June 2022

  The IEU has called on teachers and support staff members in Catholic systemic schools in NSW and the ACT to stop work on Thursday. However, other members may wish to attend the rallies to show solidarity with their colleagues in Catholic schools. All members are welcome.

  27 Jun 2022

• Ranks swell: 26 more schools join stop work on Thursday 30 June 2022

  IEU members in 537 Catholic systemic schools throughout NSW and the ACT congratulate teachers and support staff from another 26 schools who voted overwhelmingly this week for the right to take protected industrial action in support of new enterprise agreements.

  24 Jun 2022

• Catholic systemic schools: IEU letter to parents regarding full-day stop work on 30 June 2022

  On Thursday 30 June members of the Independent Education Union will stop work for a full day. Teachers in NSW government schools will also stop work for the day. It is the first time in 26 years that both unions have taken action at the same time. Here is our letter to parents and school communities explaining our action and inviting their support.

  24 Jun 2022

• Rally locations: Thursday 30 June 2022

  It's on! Members in Catholic systemic schools in NSW and the ACT are stopping work on Thursday 30 June alongside members of the NSW Teachers Federation. Here's a list of rally and march locations.

  22 Jun 2022

• Media Release: Public and Catholic school teachers to strike on 30 June

  The decision to take 24-hour joint strike action on 30 June was made after a historic joint meeting between the executive of the NSW Teachers Federation and the Independent Education Union of Australia (NSW/ACT).

  21 Jun 2022

• Media Alert: Teachers Federation and IEUA (NSW/ACT) to hold joint media conference after historic meeting

  A joint media conference will be held on 21 June after a historic joint meeting of executives of the NSW Teachers Federation and the Independent Education Union of Australia NSW/ACT.

  20 Jun 2022

• Media Release: Big tick for pre-kindergarten plan but it needs properly paid teachers to succeed

  The Perrottet Government’s plan to offer an additional year of school pre-kindergarten by 2030 is welcome, but to be effective it must be delivered by highly qualified and appropriately paid early childhood teachers.

  16 Jun 2022

• Media Release: New early childhood centres are great, but who’s going to work in them?

  The Independent Education Union of Australia NSW/ACT Branch welcomes the NSW Government’s announcement that it will provide $5 billion over 10 years for early childhood education. However, the union, which represents degree-qualified early childhood teachers, has two key questions about this funding.

  15 Jun 2022

• Media Release: Unions call historic meeting as education crisis intensifies

  A historic joint meeting of the NSW Teachers Federation and the IEUA NSW/ACT has been called on 21 June to consider pay offers contained in the NSW budget and from Catholic employers and to determine an appropriate course of action.

  14 Jun 2022

• Urgent update: Catholic systemic schools enterprise agreement

  The IEU has emailed all members in NSW and ACT Catholic diocesan schools with an urgent update on the progress for a new enterprise agreement.

  9 Jun 2022