Category: Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC)

Industrial Officer George Maniatis and and ECEC Organiser Lisa James met with representatives from the Ministry of Health on Monday 4 and Wednesday 13 November…

The first multi-employer supported bargaining agreement developed under new industrial relations laws, with pay rises of 15% over two years, is ready to be put…

Today teachers and educators at Goodstart Early Learning have won big pay rises in an historic agreement. “Today we’re seeing the ground-breaking outcome of unions…

On Friday 25 October, your IEU bargaining team put our Unite for Change log of claims in proceedings before the Fair Work Commission. It was…

Please see the update below for IEU members at KU Children’s Services regarding the KU Teachers Enterprise Agreement (EA). If you are an early childhood…

Policy makers need to know: What’s it really like to work in community preschools? Community preschool wages are amongst the lowest in the education sector,…

The IEU is pleased to announce that the Fair Work Commission has issued a Supported Bargaining Authorisation in response to the IEU’s Supported Bargaining Application…

Fair Work Commission authorises bargaining for staff in over 100 preschools In a ground-breaking decision, the Fair Work Commission has today granted the IEU’s application…

Union welcomes Productivity Commission report on universal early childhood education The IEU welcomes the report released today by the Productivity Commission, A path to universal…

Dear Members employed in early learning centres,  We expect you have heard the great news that the Commonwealth Government will fund 15% pay increases for…