Author: Zoe Hercus

May Day recognises the history of working people organising and fighting to achieve a better way of life, decent pay and working conditions. Every year,…

The IEU is campaigning for an end to religious exemptions that make it legal to discriminate against school staff and students.  The IEU Council of 120 elected members at…

The clock is ticking – the early childhood education worker retention scheme must be extended. In 2024, union advocacy delivered historic federal government support for…

The IEU met with Aspect representatives on 4 March to discuss serious safety issues and unfair pay raised by IEU members employed as teacher aides….

Workload transparency was a crucial win of the IEU’s ‘Now’s the Time’ campaign in 2024 for better pay and conditions for teachers and support staff…

IEU member and community preschool Ambassador Margaret Gleeson tells it like it is.  For 26 years I’ve been the Managing Director of a small community preschool that started in 1952. Like many preschools across…

Wages must keep up with inflation and recognise the true value of teachers and school staff. With inflation now outstripping wage growth – real incomes…

The Fair Work Commission has handed down recommendations in the IEU’s long-running supported bargaining application. The Commission has said the NSW government should do everything…