Author: Zoe Hercus

The Fair Work Commission (FWC) handed down its annual wage review decision on 2 June, increasing minimum award pay rates by 4.75% from 1 July….

Workplace flexibility must keep pace with an ageing population and growing caring responsibilities Teachers and school staff caring for ageing parents need stronger workplace flexibility,…

Pressure is mounting on the NSW Government to fund fair pay in community preschools. This May, hundreds of community preschool members took to the streets…

Hundreds of IEU members rallied across the state to demand the NSW government provide funding for fair pay in its June budget.  Sydney’s Martin Place became a sea of…

Motion of Solidarity with AEU ACT Industrial Action The Executive of the Independent Education Union of Australia NSW/ACT Branch notes that members of the Australian Education Union have…

As 1986 began, the NSW Independent Teachers Association (ITA), as our union was then known, had 12,103 members – and 2035 more joined throughout the…

The IEU welcomes the NSW government’s proposal to empower school principals to ban parents if they threaten or abuse students, staff or other community members….

Federal budget delivers vital support for essential workers, but falls short of ambitious education reforms The 2026 federal budget has delivered timely support to IEU…

The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) is conducting elections to fill vacant positions on the IEU Executive and for sub branch delegates to IEU Council (only…

World Support Staff Day on 16 May is an important day to recognise and celebrate our invaluable colleagues – professional, administrative and support staff. Support…